In a desperate attempt to make the New Year's Day Test interesting, Australian selectors have chosen to open with an old bat and even older balls
Digital insertion by Warrigal
In an attempt to add some length to the current series against Pakistan, selectors have reluctantly chosen to bring back a little Aussie battler to open the streaking from the Randwick end. “We haven’t seen so many creases since he lobbed one down and narrowly missed his foot in the ‘Australian Prime Minister versus hapless Indian school children series in Bangalore in 2004” commented Pakistan captain Whatta Whacker.
Security was tight as a pair of budgie smugglers and following recent aviation incidents, players this year will be asked to take to the field without any regional support – and must remain in their seats for the last hour of the session. How this is expected to help is yet to be decided.
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
How fortunate the hairless one wasn’t required at the SCG this year
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Emmjay and Warrigal, Gerard insists that he has seen this Howard pic before. I insists that he hasn’t. Who’s right?
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Gez is right, Helvi. I sent it to him and Voice in case they wanted to publish it while I was busy doing not the Pig’s Arms. But it hasn’t been published until now.
So you can be forgiven for supposing that he hasn’t seen it.
Happy New Year,
Emm
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Gives a whole new meaning to “winning the toss” and “electing to bat”.
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Whatever else it might be, it is certainly witty. Idly wondering what came first, the picture or the words, or was it collusion?
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We’ve had the Wazpic in the dressing room for a while. Had to wait until there was an opening for him.
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Where would you have him field, fine leg perhaps or maybe deep third man.
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I wonder which end he bats from.
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The Randwick end
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I was thinking the Paddington with that string of pearls.
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Did you go yesterday?
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Certainly did, I wrote a post on the “.” last night. Sat next to someone who is on the coaching staff at Middlesex. He’s out here for his sons wedding. Had some great converstaions about the cricket. on the other side someone wearing a shirt from the Hong Kong cricket club. He was Chinese, I say that as a mate of mine played a few games for the HKCC, mostly expats with the odd local. Enjoyable day for the lad and I despite the weather. Thought the Austalians were awful. Couldn’t understand why Ponting batted on a greentop.
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Scary stuff Ace
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Nowhere as scary as the Baggy Greens’ batting, Hung ! Crikey !
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Good point boss
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The ‘digital insertion by Warrigal’ was what scared me.
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