12th Man for Packer
Following last week's tremendous news that Billy Birmingham (pictured) is releasing a new 12th Man album , it has been revealed that he will be imitating Kerry Packer - a man who, in the height of his powers, Birmingham failed to recognise
Will Luke
25-Feb-2013
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Following last week's tremendous news that Billy Birmingham (pictured) is releasing a new 12th Man album, it has been revealed that he will be imitating Kerry Packer - a man who, in the height of his powers, Birmingham failed to recognise.
When 12th Man creator Billy Birmingham was once told by Nine Network cricket commentator Tony Greig that Kerry loved his work, his first response was “Kerry who?”.
“It goes down as one of my greatest faux pas,” says Birmingham in Sydney promoting his latest album.
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Benaud interrupts Packer midway through a high stakes poker game with God asking for advice now Nine’s chief executive, Eddie McGuire, has “boned” the commentating team and replaced them with Birmingham “because he can do all the voices”.
“It’s kind of a weird recording — life imitating art, imitating life,” he says.
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Will Luke is assistant editor of ESPNcricinfo