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If a cricketer's career was a tune...

DaRick

State Vice-Captain
You know, I was reading one of Gideon Haigh's articles today. He said that:

"if Chris Cairns' career was a tune, it would be the Enigma Variations."

That got me thinking. If you could sum up a cricketer's career with a tune, what would it be?

I'll nominate one first, just to get the ball rolling: Justin Langer - Rooster by Alice in Chains.

Why? Well, let's examine the lyrics:

"Ain't Found A Way To
Kill Me Yet
Eyes Burn With Stinging
Sweat
Seems Every Path Leads Me To
Nowhere
Wife And Kids And Household Pet
Army Green Was No Safe Bet
The Bullets Scream To Me From Somewhere"


It is notable that this song is about guitarist Jerry Cantrell's father, who served in Vietnam. The line "ain't found a way to kill me yet" could then suggest that, when Langer is at war, bowlers are firing 'bullets' (or their most vicious deliveries) at him and he still refuses to budge, even with sweat on his brow and maybe even his family on his mind. I remember him getting hit by Shoaib Akhtar repeatedly in Perth in 2004/05, but Shoaib could not 'kill' him by taking his wicket.

"yeah They Come To Snuff The Rooster
Yeah Here Come The Rooster
You Know He Ain't Gonna Die"


'They' could refer to the bowlers opposing Langer. However, for all that they throw at him, he's still gonna give them everything that he has back. He is still gonna survive, dammit, until the battle is won...which it is, more often than not.

"Walkin' Tall Machine Gun Man
They Spit On Me In My Homeland"


Justin Langer, inexplicably, has not been as celebrated as, say, Mark Waugh, despite more statistically rewarding achievements with the bat. For much of his career, there was also this perception that he was always one or two innings away from getting dropped (maybe because that was the case during the 1992-1998 period).

"Gloria Sent Me Pictures
Of My Boy
Got My Pills 'Gainst
Mosquito Death
My Buddy's Breathin'
His Dyin' Breath
Oh God Please Won't You Help
Me Make It Through"


His 'buddy' could refer to any of his fellow batsmen. The 191 he scored in Perth could be seen as a practical example of these lyrics.

What do you think?
 
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BoyBrumby

Englishman
Thought I'd have a bash:

That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore (The Smiths) – Steve Harmison
That’s Entertainment (The Jam) – Brian Lara
Rehab (Amy Winehouse) – Simon Jones
You Spin Me Right Round (Dead or Alive) - Shane Warne
Throwing It All Away (Genesis) – Murali
Shame of the Nation (New Order) – Hansie Cronje
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Perfection (Dannii Minogue) - Glenn McGrath
Overrated (Siobhán Donaghy) - Shane Warne/Muttiah Muralitharan
Beautiful (Moby) - Jacques Kallis
 

Ikki

Hall of Fame Member
Still DRE - McGrath

Hahaha, the incessant piano loop symbolizes McGrath's incessant accuracy. Dre's ode to how the game's changed but he's still the same G, McGrath an old G owning the new school. People hate, don't know what there is to appreciate, but Pidgey kept them wickets tumbling.
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Some more:

Bitterness Rising (Paul Weller) - Geoff Boycott
I Wanna Be Adored (The Sones Roses) - Kevin Pietersen
Total Trash (Sonic Youth) - Ian Salisbury
A Question Mark (Elliott Smith) - Murali
Coward of the County (Kenny Rogers) - Phil Tufnell (batting only)
I Go To Sleep (The Pretenders) - Jacques Kallis
Beyond Belief (Elvis Costello) - Don Bradman
 

SirBloody Idiot

Cricketer Of The Year
That Don't Impress Me Much - Shania Twain - Ajantha Mendis
U.G.L.Y. - Daphne and Celeste - Ishant Sharma
You're So Vain - Carly Simon - Kevin Pietersen
Whenever, Wherever - Shakira - Shane Warne
 

Simon

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Save the Day (The Living End) - Michael Bevan
All These Things That I've Done (The Killers) - Shane Warne
What's My Age Again (Blink 182) - Hazan Raza
Losing A Whole Year (Third Eye Blind) - Shane Warne Again
Crash & Burn (Savage Garden) - Jimmy Adams

A special mention to
Half Light (Athlete) - 2007 World Cup Final
 

_Ed_

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The Benny Hill Theme Tune - Daryl Tuffey
:laugh:

Mathew Sinclair: David Gray - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Andre Adams: Maximo Park - Now I'm All Over The Shop
A particularly dislikable cricketer (don't want to name names and go off-topic): Muse - You ****ing Mother ****er
Jesse Ryder: Muse - Sober
Mathew Sinclair (again): Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time?
 

DaRick

State Vice-Captain
Here are some more:

Shoaib Akhtar - Problem Child by AC/DC
Jesse Ryder - Youth Gone Wild by Skid Row
Shane Warne - He's a Whore by Cheap Trick
Mark Waugh - I'm Bored by Iggy Pop
Ishant Sharma - New Sensation by INXS
Brett Lee - Flying High Again by Ozzy Osbourne
Ed Giddins - Cocaine by Eric Clapton
Hansie Cronje - Fallen Angel by Poison
Lou Vincent - I'm Broken by Pantera
Andrew Symonds - Live Wire by Motley Crue
 

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