Almanac Cricket (Commentary): A word on that game by Les Everett

 

 

Here’s a poem I wrote in honour of the word THAT has taken over the world of sport commentary. This week I heard someone on radio say, “Rabada brings that pace and that aggression.”

 

If you don’t mute the commentators have a listen to them during the Brisbane Test and maybe do a THAT count.

 

 

 

 

That off stump
That front foot
That short boundary
That first innings
That slower ball

 

That uneven bounce
That inside edge
That third slip
That backward point
That old ball

 

That reverse swing
That bottom hand
That slips cordon
That quick single
That short ball

 

That late movement
That on-side
That change of pace
That in-swing
That new ball

 

That target
That opening stand
That short third man
That long tail
That no ball

 

That early wicket
That long spell
That middle peg
That front pad
That second new ball

 

That fading light
That back foot
That declaration
That close-in field
That final ball

 

 

 

Read more from Les Everett HERE.

 

 

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