The England team playing Bangladesh must be rated the funniest by miles. They are playing 'Serious Test Cricket with Bangladesh' while there is a Cricket Carnival going on in neighboring India. One can bet, half of the Englishmen are envying Bopara, Morgan, Mascarenhas and Owais Shah. Not getting selected in the England lineup has been a blessing in this-guise for these guys. The other half doesn't have a chance of playing in IPL at all.
Why do I find this English line up funny? In the absence of Strauss, it begins with a Cook. And what is the special dish? Not a goose, it is a Swann garnished with Carberry! The Afrikaans spelled Pietersen is alerted by 'Colling - Bell'! It actually gets dizzier from here. You have a Finn on the Trott, Prior to Broad! Finally Bresnan completes the order! What a pity Onions isn't fit to peal! I have yet to come across a team more interesting than this!
And to make matters worse, Bangladesh batting order works in the reverse order. There is neither law nor any order at the top of their order. And then the tail keeps wagging furiously, more furiously than the IPL dogs from the Chennai stadium. So the depleted England side have to wait and watch and suffer the mortification of watching a night-watchman walk in for a number - 7 batsman!
How utterly interesting!
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