Quaggas
State Captain
afaik it just means idiot
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It's Tough Being Me - The Kevin Pietersen Story
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
andrew strauss is a box?
I love The Fail's implied criticism in Pietersen not just insulting his captain but also using an Afrikaans-derived insult to do it.
Meanwhile Strauss's rude hand gestures are reassuringly English. Here's what Repton & Durham does for a chap; no extended middle digit for him:
FYI "box" is certainly used as an occasional synonym for ladies bits round here. The late 80s/early 90s dance act Black Box who featured a very ***y black frontwoman (who didn't actually sing the songs, but who looked fit as) was a source of endless amusement and one suspects were named with the double entendre in mind.
Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Good grief.
In other news aforementioned loon managed to get out first ball to a Right arm Fast bowler.
I'm only kidding was a SLA so nothing new there.
In other news aforementioned loon managed to get out first ball to a Right arm Fast bowler.
I'm only kidding was a SLA so nothing new there.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
If this is right, it's much worse telling SA bowlers how to get Strauss out than calling him a box or **** or whatever.
Kevin Pietersen texts 'told South Africa how to bowl to Andrew Strauss' | Metro.co.uk
Kevin Pietersen texts 'told South Africa how to bowl to Andrew Strauss' | Metro.co.uk
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Especially considering that Morkel did it from the first over of the series...
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Not the point though, is it? Why on earth would you be texting that kind of comment about your captain to opposition players? It just seems completely moronic and not at all appropriate.
And I still don't understand why Strauss - I could understand if he was sending snarky messages about Swann for example but Strauss is about the least offensive player going around. The only possibility I can think of is that he thinks Strauss should be dropped/retire because of his poor form.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
By all accounts Strauss is anything but tho. He's famously clumsy and forgetful (one of his early nicknames was "Mareman"), so I struggled to believe he's a martinet.
Everywhere he's been Pietersen has fallen out with those in charge (on Sky's Foreign Legion doco shown yesterday Colville quoted his autobiography where he had a pop at the Maritzburg College coach, so the precedent was set early), so I think it's just a cae of Strauss, as skipper, being the Team England figurehead.
Jacknife
International Captain
I don't think they needed his help, not exactly a secret is it everyone and his dog knows or is that the banter part.
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Can't imagine KP would have found it quite so funny if it was Strauss texting Michael Clarke saying "just bring yourself on as soon as KP is in and you'll have no problems" however true that is.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
BBC indulging themselves in a spot of schadenfruede at Pietersen's expense. They've out up a link to the BBC London radio commentary of his first baller.
Got a good booing for his trouble. Well, two good booings in quick succession, actually.
Got a good booing for his trouble. Well, two good booings in quick succession, actually.
Jacknife
International Captain
I know I shouldn't expect anymore from journos in our Country but the media on this has been appalling, there's no arguing he ****ed up but you'd think reading the headlines that the bloke had been knocking his missus around or been found cheating the game. The need by some to see him turned into a hate figure is distasteful imo, obviously those that already hated the guy are lapping it up & loving it.