CATCH A CHEATING STAR
Catch a cheating star who’s hiding in his pocket tape;
He thought he’d be OK;
He scratched a little scar on the ball you bowl in cricket
To help its flight to swing away.
But TV cameras caught his little con tricks,
To his surprise;
But if your ancestors descend from convicts
You just can’t help but cheat and tell lies.
Catch a cheating star who’s hiding in his pocket tape;
He thought he’d be OK;
He scratched a little scar on the ball get a wicket
And forfeited his Test match pay;
And sent home just the other day;
With a year-long ban from further play.
John Coopey
Fri 30th Mar 2018 09:40
Many thanks, Frances.
Aussies have a reputation as tough competitors and that’s fine. As sore losers and that’s fine. It irritates me that we celebrate our “plucky Brits” for losing. (Nigel Mansell won Sports Personality of the Year for coming 2nd in the Drivers’ Championship, for example).
But cheating is cheating. And cheating in full view of TV cameras is mind-bogglingly stupid.
That said, Warner. It couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke!
And “convicts”? The symmetry with “con tricks” was just too tempting.