Daddy dearest

I love my father.

I really do.

We just had a chat, his knee is playing up and he thinks the IPL is crap.

"I don't even know who is playing, mumbai dragons or some shit".

But as much as I love my father, I'd have to think long and hard about whether I wouldnt play cricket for my country because he was ill.

I wouldn't mention it to him, because I know he'd tell me to stop whinging and go play cricket.

I'll be ok, just go do your job.

If I thought he would die anyday, it might change my thoughts, but if he was just suffering from a degenerate illness, I would think it would cheer him up more if i was playing for my country.

If thats how I feel about my father, I can only assume I would feel the same about my father in law, if i had one.

So to me, Michael Clarke pulling out of a test tour because his father in law has cancer is an amazing act.

I will leave it upto you to decide if he is a hero or a dick.

But I will say this, us Victorians will do anything to get one of ours into a touring squad.

I'm not saying a Victorian purposefully gave Mr Bingle liver cancer, but I'm not not saying it.

All we need now is to get Katich into a drug or kiddie porn scandal and we might actually have a Victorian playing test cricket again.

Obviously I am pissed off that they picked the wrong Victorian, but any Vic in a storm.

Even Brad Hodge....
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