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Jan Gross's avatar

Just thought I’d google this Jay Shah bloke - does he open the batting or is he a fast bowler- maybe he’s an Umpire - I might as well google cockswamble too but I love it anyway

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Thomas Miles's avatar

Great piece Gideon and it needed to be called out. There is something quite comical about how unashamedly desperate the icc was to make Jay the star of a show produced by 22 other individuals

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Daniel Jack Paproth's avatar

I've just watched that first video ICC Instagram video you linked to, and I've requested sick leave at work for the rest of the week.

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Chuck's avatar

Ideology is the root of all evil, no? However, just when you think every professional cricketer is knee deep in corporate life (the innumerable leagues), at the cost of working in the public service (red ball cricket), you can watch Keshav Maharaj being interviewed by Graham Smith after the WTC final - https://www.theroar.com.au/cricket/video/listen-south-african-spinners-tearful-emotional-interview-shows-exactly-what-wtc-final-win-means-1432678/

- genuine feeling for his country and its history, pure class.

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Chuck's avatar

Forgot to mention self evident analogy of Jay gutting the public service like another current world leader, appeasement in our life times, and so on.

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Lou's avatar

It’s an ego trip for Jay, but what is his end game?

ICC is a captive now that is clear to many, but what will he actually change?

More IPL? Already happening isn’t?

Less Pakistan cricket?

More Australian tours of India?

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Arun's avatar

Cringe worthy self-aggrandizing behaviour. The IPL has become a money spinning monster , which had bred arrogance in the regime.

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Tom Carroll's avatar

The end game is likely beyond cricket and into global politics in the BJP.

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Pete B's avatar

Lording it.

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Jonathan Steffanoni's avatar

I loved reading “The Brilliant Boy” but feel this is your best work!

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Gideon Haigh's avatar

This stuff writes itself!

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'Citrus Bob" Utber's avatar

Eureka Lalor is living the dream! Like his great-great-great etc whatever relative all he needs is to raise the southern cross wherever he takes it. Mine is always in the background for pics at my place. Looking into the future perhaps PL may need the support of Sir Redmond Barry or the the famous Englishman His Highness Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji , perhaps both, to get his next Passage to India.

To be less serious Australia needs to go back to the drawing board or even places "outback" to find their next openers. Seriously that batting order was funny and now Ronnie "Bluebagger" McDonald wants to open with Head. He needs his head red!!

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'Citrus Bob" Utber's avatar

Apologies to Gideon! Just reading through all the comments and then realised it was the voice of "War Crimes" and not the man from Eureka Stockade. Apologies again GH

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Michele Round's avatar

Oh that’s quite bad… I’m feeling ill

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Gideon Haigh's avatar

Not for the squeamish....

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Michele Round's avatar

Felicitated is my new favourite word

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Daniel Jack Paproth's avatar

I've just watched that first ICC Instagram post you linked to, and I'm requested sick leave at work for the rest of June.

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Tanya Wintringham's avatar

I don’t know if there was a right time of day to read this, but first thing in the morning definitely wasn’t it. I’ll be feeling slightly nauseous all day. The slow motion video was just the start…

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Red Ball Purists's avatar

“Rike he is”

Hoooooooo Lawwwwdeh

What can be done to be rid of this cockwomble?

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Danae Gibson's avatar

🤮

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