Doing it for Laxwoman
The Sydney Test has been hard-fought and controversial, so it’s pleasing to see some humour from Kerry O’Keeffe as he reflects on the first few days’ play in his Sunday Telegraph column.
Brydon Coverdale
25-Feb-2013
The Sydney Test has been hard-fought and controversial, so it’s pleasing to see some humour from Kerry O’Keeffe as he reflects on the first few days’ play in his Sunday Telegraph column.
VVS Laxman is using his wrists better than Edward Scissorhands. He posts a brilliant century in front of his wife, Laxwoman, and his children, the Laxettes. Sadly, Rahul “The Wall” Dravid is batting like a bug dying on your windscreen: you want to focus on the road but are compelled to watch the stricken insect’s last moments.
Peter Roebuck in the Sun-Herald writes that Ricky Ponting has taken his eye off the ball in this Test and has let Harbhajan Singh get under his skin. If Harbhajan is found guilty at a code-of-conduct hearing he should be banned for four Tests, according to Jon Pierik in the Sunday Telegraph.
Damien Fleming writes in the Sunday Age that umpires need to be given more technological assistance, while Keith Stackpole in the Sunday Herald Sun thinks back to his playing days, when umpires preferred players not to walk because it took the game out of their hands.
Brydon Coverdale is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here