Wish You Were Here
Ponting spills his heart out through a Pink Floyd classic
Deepak Gopalakrishnan and Krish Ashok
19-Feb-2011
The members of Pink Floyd feel Punter's pain • Getty Images
Ricky Ponting's not a man in an enviable position. He's seen some of the world's best players leave and unfortunately, the next-in-lines just ain't good enough. While being decimated in the Ashes is one thing, he now has the prospect of living in an era where teams suddenly think that they can go beyond silver medal in the World Cup. Shock, horror! Given this background of non-invincibility, here's something Punter would probably want to sing to his long-time accomplice, that crazy spinner. No not this one.
To be sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (words start at 02:34). With an extra chorus.
So.
So I think I can tell
Heaven from Hell
Gilchrist from Paine.
I can tell a great team
From an Ashes fail
My smile's just a veil
Heaven from Hell
Gilchrist from Paine.
I can tell a great team
From an Ashes fail
My smile's just a veil
Yes, I think I can tell.
(Chorus)
How I wish
How I wish you were here
We're just 11 lost souls fielding in the ol' Bowl
The next few years
Catches touching the same ol' ground
What have I found?
Some very new fears
Wish you were Beer.
How I wish you were here
We're just 11 lost souls fielding in the ol' Bowl
The next few years
Catches touching the same ol' ground
What have I found?
Some very new fears
Wish you were Beer.
(Chorus - repeat)
How I wish
How I wish you were here
We were two loud souls who could bat and bowl
Year after year
Running over teams to the ground
Until we found
You're no longer here
Wish you were Beer.
How I wish you were here
We were two loud souls who could bat and bowl
Year after year
Running over teams to the ground
Until we found
You're no longer here
Wish you were Beer.
Other songs on the album (inspired by this one): "Shane Warne, You Crazy Diamond", "Goodbye To The Machine," "Have a Cougar"