Sweep
Juvenile disaffection and self-loathing? Not quite, turns out Radiohead were on about cricket
Deepak Gopalakrishnan and Krish Ashok
02-May-2011
Thom Yorke: clearly a fan of the Bob Woolmer-Hansie Cronje earpiece communications model • Getty Images
Cricketing shots are people too. And even shots can be traditionalists. Just like those of us who sneer at anything shorter than 450 overs. Here's the story of a famous stroke, which looks down upon a modified, shall we say reversed, version of itself. To be sung to the tune of Radiohead's "Creep".
When we were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're mostly a top edge
Making team fans a'cry
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're mostly a top edge
Making team fans a'cry
You float like a feather
To short third man
You wish you're creative
You're not very special
To short third man
You wish you're creative
You're not very special
But I'm a sweep
Not a weirdo
Why play reverse here?
You don't belong here
Not a weirdo
Why play reverse here?
You don't belong here
You don't care if it hurts
You want to have control
You wanna reach the boundary
Turn the match on its toes
You want to have control
You wanna reach the boundary
Turn the match on its toes
Costing the World Cup
As Gatting will know
You wish you're effective
You're not very special
As Gatting will know
You wish you're effective
You're not very special
But I'm a sweep
Not a weirdo
Why play reverse here?
You don't belong here
Not a weirdo
Why play reverse here?
You don't belong here