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Andrew Johns to play for NSW in Twenty20 match


Cricket fans around the country are bemused to read rugby league star Andrew Johns will play for NSW in a Twenty20 match against South Australia. I'm at a loss to explain why the NSW Cricket Board would need to resort to a gimmicky publicity stunt to promote a Twenty 20 match. Public interest in cricket around Australia is at an all time high. Twenty20 state games have been attracting tens of thousands of spectators. Now I don't believe in taking the shortest form of the game too seriously - I enjoyed gags like New Zealand's facial hair or Australian nicknames on their uniforms. But this is farcical. I can only hope Shaun Tait catches him under the chin with a 150Km/hr bouncer to scare off any sportsmen from other codes thinking about getting involved. Hmm, on second thoughts, the prospect of seeing that would be worth the price of admission alone.
Posted by JC on Fri 30 Jun 3 comments
im a big fan of joey..i know for a fact he is the best sportsmen around.just bcoz he doesnt play criket professionally doesnt mean he'l b out 4 a duck..i hope he hits tait 4 a 6 first ball..n im sure he will...ashxx
Posted by ash clemo on 2006-11-17 16:17:32

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