Hard, tough and uncompromising, as a player he would have walked through broken glass for Glenmark and Canterbury and through miles of stuff for the Black Jersey.
As a coach, he found ways to make sure that other players did too.
If you want to see the legacy of how fucking good the ABs were in the late Eighties, look around you.
You forgot cheese rolling. I used to love watching Sonny Bolstead and other legends chopping and sawing wood, the dog show was gripping back in the late 70s as a kid
SA probably should have got home after that Klassens onslaught, but the impact of Bumrah on that pitch was also undeniable.
Still should have had enough though to go ass deep into Arshdeep in the last over
Waking up this morning with a hangover in Bangalore, fitting place to watch the final. Insanely emotional for the locals. Although was having more fun when SA looked to have it in the bag.
Although happy with the win some starting to see the BCCI influence being too strong, eg power over schedule impacting other teams for an ICC event
I played Prezzies today against Te Kowhai and gave Dwayne Sweeney a bit of a cheeky sprig in the ruck. A bit of chat that Charlie Ngatai (Māori Jesus) might come for a run. He has retired and has settled in Hamilton and works with one of our club Sponsors. He will be playing twilight cricket with the Te Rapa boys this summer so the boys will be in his ear no doubt to have a run and there is also chat about coaching.
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