silly point

by gad, sir! it’s simply not cricket, what? the osc chat line is no longer the preserve of us males and in america there is the distinct possibility that the female of the blighted spices will be president sooner rather than later. even the mcc has started admitting women into their hallowed precincts. as mentioned in earlier rants, that holy of holies, my toilet, was invaded earlier this year. which is why, until recently, cricket commentaries on tv were the last exclusive enclave of the alpha male.

i mean to say, we could have philosophical discourses on tickles to fine legs, long legs, bowling a maiden over, not to mention no balls without having to delve into anything remotely pink. imagine my horror then when i tuned in the other day to the new zealand vs. south africa one day international and heard the alpha male going on about the shape of the clouds, the color of the trees, the russet sunset and so on. the reason soon became apparent when a few minutes later an alto voice came on and this person proceed in the same vein. there were gasps and bits of poetry and screams and even a comment about how handsome one of the blokes on the field looked. i was quite prepared to live and let live. a clip later the camera panned on the commentators and there she was.

prince charles in america yesterday said that changing global weather patterns is the most critical challenge facing mankind. he is only partly right.