Barely has the gin-induced hangover cleared and it’s time for some more Test cricket, as Australia and India head to the SCG for the second Test of an already fascinating series.
Approximately half this team selected itself, but the remaining places were harder to fill.
From humble beginnings in Perth in 1974, Chicken Treat has grown into one of the West’s largest fast food chains. Sadly not large enough to put their name to a T20 competition with Michael Beer in it.
Sri Lanka never win in South Africa. They got thumped last time, they haven’t even beaten anybody for ages, their batting is a shambles, they’ve got no bowlers and the captain’s rubbish. There’s only one winner in this.
The Australian boom/bust cycle continues with an eventually comfortable win over India. Joe the cameraman falling off his segway becomes the Aussie ‘Delboy falling through the bar’ incident.
Well this was harder than we thought. It’s a very Anglo-centric team, with England providing seven players. Yet there were few other candidates from around the world, such is the paucity of eligible, but worthy, players.
Last year Australia topped off everyone’s Christmas by capitulating on Boxing Day. We hope they won’t let us down this time.
Sod Christmas, it’s all about Boxing Day. We’ve taken time out of our hectic schedule of getting drunk and laughing at Australians to take a look at the second part of the Test double-header.
What began as a dream fueled by the Original Recipe, a no-quit attitude and a Social Security check grew into the world’s largest chicken restaurant chain. Plus a T20 competition starring Luke Wright.
Richard Dawson just missed out, unfortunately