English domestic player's bar room education chat guide - Joe Denly

Joe Denly is no longer Rob Key’s little friend.

There was a time when Joe had to clean Rob's boots, and compliment him on his recent wight loss.

This is no longer the case.

Joe Denly is the butch now.

As anyone called Joe should be.

Joe is as Canterbury as.

How Canterbury I hear you ask, well he went to a school with the name Chauncer in the title.

Proper Kent boy.

Twice in a week, i have seen Joe open up for Kent, and open up Surrey.

Sure Surrey is rubbish, we all know that, but it's the way he bats that is exciting, not the runs.

The boy is proper class, and from what i have seen there is no reason why Andrew Strauss shoudln't be looking over his shoulder.

Robert Key, of King Cricket, is now happy to let his former padawan take centre stage, he no longer says things like, keep your head down, play straight or well done boyo.

His job as teacher has all but finished.

Rob has even learn some things off Joe, like the word Gym.

Before that when someone said they were going to the team Gym, Rob thought it was a term you may use for a gentleman friend who serviced certain players.

That is what is great about youth and experience intertwining.

Next week Rob is teaching Joe about tantric sex, and Joe is teaching Rob about facebook.

Joe is still only 22, which means he has a few years yet to become an English county Pro, and therefore be useless in the eyes of the world.

But he does show the class, and with Kent looking like a force for the next few years he will get plently of big game experience to show off his wares.

Twice in a week I have seen his class, and I likey.

It’s forceful and stylish, adept on either peg, and times the ball as well as anyone.

This boy could be good.

When your friends make fun of Andrew Strauss, tell em about this young fellow named Joe.

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