Comments on: England v South Africa fourth Test match report

By: Andy Jones

Andy Jones — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:40:00 +0000

I was waiting for a bus today and a cab pulled up and out popped Tony Lewis. I immediately thought of the “Oh for fucks sake” incident and remember the headline in the Sun the next day – “Crickets Tony in four letter telly slip up” – Not quite Freeie Starr ate my hamster. Lucky for him it was 11 o’clock this morning and not after a few beers on a Friday night….

By: Mark Graham

Mark Graham — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:08:16 +0000

I clearly remember the incident when Tony Lewis swore. He was not, however, sacked by the BBC or even publicly reprimanded for it.

The incident took place after he and Geoff Boycott had been discussing the session’s play at a lunch or tea interval, outdoors on a balcony as I recall, although I don’t remember details of the exact match or even the series.

At the end of their chat, Lewis introduced a viewer’s Catch of the Series competition in which footage of a few catches was played and viewers had to ring in and vote for the best one to try and win a prize.

Anyway, midway through the footage of the catches there was a technical fault and the on-screen picture froze then started rewinding very quickly. The camera then cut back to Lewis and Boycott, who thought they were off-air, watching the best catches video and subsequent technical problems on a monitor in front of them.

“For fuck’s sake!” expostulated Lewis in an irritated tone, before the screen suddenly went back to the beginning of the catches competition, which this time played without incident.

At the end of the video, the camera went back to Lewis to introduce the start of the next session. He said “welcome back, and apologies for those off-the-cuff remarks made earlier” or something very similar. He definitely referred to the swearing as “off-the-cuff remarks”, anyway!

And apart from a couple of brief mentions in the sports diary columns of the following day’s papers, that was it. I’ve never seen a replay of the incident either, although I have looked for it.

The funniest thing about it was that it was Tony Lewis, who was so normally so smooth, suave and polite.

By: Mahinda

Mahinda — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:34:10 +0000

EXCELLENT match report. I know exactly what you mean about Youngs beer sometimes being disappointing. Some of it’s very very good indeed, but the normal draft bitters aren’t the best.

Anyway, all this talk of swearing gets me thinking roman numberals. Or numerals, even.

Base unit = Idiot (I)
IIIII = Bugger (B)
BB = Shit (S)
SSSSS = Fuck (F)
FFFFFFF = Cunt (C)

Anyone want to try some long division?

By: SarahCanterbury

SarahCanterbury — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:21:50 +0000

*gags*

Tony Lewis and chubby white thighs??? Ewwww!

That is a firm “no”, in case I hadn’t made myself clear!

*prays no-one “helpfully” ’shops Bert’s image*

By: Bert

Bert — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:20:48 +0000

Is that your hope, Sarah, to one day see Tony Lewis sitting in a chair wearing only a blazer, a tie and a stupid grin? It would certainly be a better way to get sacked than simply saying Arsewipe on the BBC.

Not being adept at computers and the like, I have not attached a link to the image you need. In lieu of this, I have attached a mental link. Here it is:

tony lewis blazer NAKED FROM THE WAIST DOWN worrying grin chair CHUBBY WHITE THIGHS

[shudders]

By: e normous

e normous — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:46:18 +0000

AND it means cunts!

By: e normous

e normous — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:45:06 +0000

funnily enough, there is a Hindi swearword that fits into “Ch****” perfectly, AND it is also part of the “Monkey” soundalike swearword/phrase.

By: SarahCanterbury

SarahCanterbury — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:36:39 +0000

I guess it’s too much to hope that Tony Lewis was sacked for sitting in the host’s chair wearing ONLY a blazer, a tie and a stupid grin?

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:03:42 +0000

Well we’re duty-bound to provide the answer in that case. Or at least an answer:

Tony Lewis said “shit stain”.

By: Bert

Bert — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:03:48 +0000

I still can’t remember what Tony Lewis said to get sacked. He was sat in the host’s chair, wearing a blazer, a tie and a stupid grin, and they were just coming back to the cricket after some horse racing or bowls or something, and he didn’t think he was on air. It was one of those marvellous moments of incongruity, like when you’re eight and your dad calls some other driver a wanker.

It definitely wasn’t wanker, although that would have been good. A Google search for Tony Lewis Swearing BBC Sacked only brings up this discussion page.