Well, God bless Davey Warner. I have described him as an
emotional counterpoint to Phillip Hughes and boy was he that today. Pure
sunshine, always a joy when he’s... I’ve been sifting through the descriptors.
‘In form’ is stepping too far back, ‘on song’ seems like something you build up
to, they don’t work for Warner’s immediacy.
He’s easy and explosive, soothing and entertaining, today every boundary
cleared some of the cloud, a salve to the collective wound.
On Grandstand, Rahul Dravid talked about the ego adjustment
he had to make when batting with Virender Sehwag, because the crowd would cheer
the singles that brought his partner back on strike. Rogers has always seemed
happy to fade into the background when Warner is... being Warner, though
perhaps not quite so far back as the pavilion. But despite the ‘meh’ of his 9
and Watson’s 14, and even with one batsman retired hurt, 2 for 258 looked
refreshingly respectable given our long track record of crumply starts. Not the
best finish to the day, but still.
I forgot about “oooh” when considering the possible
responses to the first bouncer. I thought the general not knowing what would
happen would translate into a general not knowing what to do and mean not doing
anything at all, a strangled silence. But it was “oooh” and a clap. Is that
what we always used to do anyway? I can’t remember.
Warney thinks that with the diversion and seriousness of
recent events I will either not notice or not mention his new brown hair. He severely
underestimates me. I see you, Shane Keith Warne. I have seen and wondered at a
great number of your hairstyles, but this one confounds me like no other. It is
mystifying enough when a brunette man makes this move, a hair’s breadth away from
the comb-over in its charm. But when your story is that you are a blond, why
wouldn’t you stick to it and let it carry you into or over the greys? With the
immense resources at his disposal, the greatest of which is the aforementioned
track record as a blond, this just feels so low rent. Maybe he was bored.
I’d like to formally request an easing up on the Phillip
Hughes video montages. They make me teary against my will and leave me feeling
a bit... used. Hands off my heartstrings, please, I can take them from here.
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