fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Definitely not him - the footage I've got is in colour and Mr Hutton had a Yorkshire accent
Definitely not him - the footage I've got is in colour and Mr Hutton had a Yorkshire accent
i was wondering the exact same thing!Just reading this thread back, JB's comments about Cook and Broad have proven prescient indeed.
Reminds me of the comment allegedly made when Jardine complained to the australian dressing room in 32/33 about being addressed as such by, I think, Vic RichardsonJeff Thomson
"On a rest day during the Indian tour in 1977-78, Don Bradman was around in the nets. I was bowling only legspin to him, but he had a couple of young blokes trying to get him out. With no pads, no nothing ... for a 68-year-old, he belted the hell out of them on a turf wicket. And he hadn't batted for 20 years. I went back in and said, 'Why isn't this bastard playing with us tomorrow?' That's how good I thought he was."
Only in Australia can a national icon be called a bastard without offence it seems.
Nah. John Cleese eulogising Graham Chapman in particular comes to mind.Only in Australia can a national icon be called a bastard without offence it seems.
Yeah, would love to spend a couple of years there. Fascinatingly free and easy-going culture!Jeff Thomson
"On a rest day during the Indian tour in 1977-78, Don Bradman was around in the nets. I was bowling only legspin to him, but he had a couple of young blokes trying to get him out. With no pads, no nothing ... for a 68-year-old, he belted the hell out of them on a turf wicket. And he hadn't batted for 20 years. I went back in and said, 'Why isn't this bastard playing with us tomorrow?' That's how good I thought he was."
Only in Australia can a national icon be called a bastard without offence it seems.
Facts simply have no respect for a good storyNah. John Cleese eulogising Graham Chapman in particular comes to mind.
That incident was in the mini series from memory so it must be true! Another alleged humorous moment occured in when Jardine was swating away a fly. Someone from the crowd was heard to have said 'Leave our flies alone Jardine, they're the only friends you've got.'Reminds me of the comment allegedly made when Jardine complained to the australian dressing room in 32/33 about being addressed as such by, I think, Vic Richardson
"OK which of you bastards called this bastard a bastard"
Yes, it is.Yeah, would love to spend a couple of years there. Fascinatingly free and easy-going culture!
That incident was in the mini series from memory so it must be true! Another alleged humorous moment occured in when Jardine was swating away a fly. Someone from the crowd was heard to have said 'Leave our flies alone Jardine, they're the only friends you've got.'
The real source of Australia's dislike of boat people was that Jardine arrived by boat.Yes, it is.
Just don't arrive by boat. Otherwise, you'll be made very welcome here
I didn't realise Australia were such a nation of self-loathers.Yes, it is.
Just don't arrive by boat. Otherwise, you'll be made very welcome here
That's different. If you lived here you'd realise it's different.I didn't realise Australia were such a nation of self-loathers.