Comments on: Mongoose in the IPL – most inevitable press release ever

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:55:59 +0000

Quoth the girlfriend, upon being forced to watch the Super Over on the pretence that it’s “even more exciting than usual”…

“Why is his bat so small?”
[Explains history of the Mongoose]
“Why did they call it the Mongoose then? Seems like a shit name for it.”
[Explains that the Mongoose is a ferocious and misunderstood animal, like a Pepperami]
“I don’t get it though, surely if it goes over the rope it doesn’t matter how far it goes?”
[Agrees in principle, but patiently explains that the more DLF Maximums the better]

*Hayden bowled first ball*

“Idiot. I told you he should have used a proper bat”.
[Proposes to girlfriend].

By: Dandy Dan

Dandy Dan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:13:47 +0000

Brilliant. I hope Hawkeye could prove a proper cricket bat would have stopped that.

By: Dandy Dan

Dandy Dan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:09:42 +0000

Ooooo, Hayden’s going into a Super Over with ‘The Goose!’.

By: Spider

Spider — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:10:30 +0000

Hayden on the mongoose…straight from the horses mouth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8wxMgjZM4U

By: jd

jd — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:43:39 +0000

but he did hit a few with his club…and quite a distance

By: Gerontius

Gerontius — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:05:41 +0000

I was hoping someone would bowl a bouncer, he would get an under-edge from the bat handle onto his box and then onto the stumps. Pain, humiliation and failure because you are bringing a ****ing golf club to a cricket match.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:22:28 +0000

Far from it.

By: Sandeep K

Sandeep K — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:34:39 +0000

Was I the only one willing Hayden to get out first ball after bringing out the mongoose

By: alex

alex — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:11:57 +0000

It really does need the chap who brings it out to go down on one knee, look at the ground and offer Haydo the handle through the crook of his elbow.
“As you command, my liege”

By: Dandy Dan

Dandy Dan — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:55:05 +0000

For those, like me, who missed Hayden calling ‘Bring me the mongoose!’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL_DsIzqwXI

Another good example of Hayden executing his language skills at the end.