Why are You So Fat?: The Book of Cricket's Best Ever Sledges - Couverture rigide

Portnoi, Gershon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0857201352 ISBN 13 : 9780857201355

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2010

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When hefty Zimbabwean chicken farmer Eddo Brandes kept on playing and missing to an increasingly frustrated Glenn McGrath, the Australian had had enough and decided a bit of verbals were called for: 'Oi, Brandes, why the hell are you so fat?' Quick as a flash, the answer came back: 'Because every time I shag your missus, she gives me a biscuit.'
Few games have such a rich history of sledging as cricket, with the Australians famed masters of the art. This collection, featuring contributions from talkSPORT's own Darren Gough and Ronnie Irani as well as many other cricket stars, brings together the best examples from around the world. To be effective, sometimes the sledge can be funny, as when Andrew Flintoff urged Tino Best, who was struggling to lay a bat on the ball, to 'mind the windows' at Lord's. Best immediately charged down the pitch to attack Ashley Giles' next ball and was stumped. But sometimes an element of real menace can do the trick, as when Malcolm Marshall commented to a struggling David Boon: 'Now are you going to get out or am I going to have to bowl round the wicket and kill you?'

Quatrième de couverture

Glenn McGrath, to struggling Zimbabwe batsman, Eddo Brandes: 'Why are you so fat?'
Brandes: 'Because every time I make love to your wife she gives me a biscuit!'
The fine art of cricket repartee has come a long way since W.G. Grace replaced the bails on the stumps after being bowled, refused to walk and told the bowler: 'They've come here to see me bat, not to see you bowl.' With the likes of Shane Warne, Merv Hughes and Dennis Lillee giving vent to their opinions on their opponents' failings, how could it be otherwise?
In this hilarious book, Gershon Portnoi has selected some of the very best examples of cricket sledging of all time. Featuring contributions from talkSPORT's own Darren Gough and Ronnie Irani as well as loads of the sport's biggest names, including Geoffrey Boycott and David 'Bumble' Lloyd, this book is the pants-wettingly funny ultimate guide to cricket's unique form of banter which will ensure you are never lost for words when the right insult or riposte is required.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857201352
• ISBN 13: 9780857201355
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible