It may surprise people to know, but there is actually another boxing day test.
The evil empire take on the west minnows.
Being homeless over Santas birthday does give some advantages, as I got to see Chris Gayle open Boxing day up with a 66 of 49 balls.
Watching someone Gayle or Afridi, you really cherish each shot, because they are always only a skied shot away from leaving you.
In a sick way a miss hit can be more exciting than a timed shot, and a swipe and miss can be orgasmic.
Gayle treated Steyn like a New Zealand second change bowler.
The man scoops and slashes like kings should, if they were to scoop and slash, which they should.
I have professed about the awesomeness of the dude before, but it’s really in a test situation that the real balls come to show.
Any opening batsmen can slog in 2020, or a one dayer, but to hit over the top in a boxing day test, when the whole world is sitting on the couch, takes a large set of swinging nuts.
Something Chris has in spades.
Some people will say he is irresponsible and lacks the technique to play test cricket, to that I say, if everyone batted like Mike Hussey, I’d stab my own eyes out with Tony Greig’s keys.
True story.www.cricketwithballs.com "the hooking & pulling specialists"
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