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Rob Key – England opening batsman

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Just like John TravoltaJust imagine the match announcer saying: “Opening the batting for England: Robert Key and someone else.”

Because that’s what they’d say. They wouldn’t name the second batsman, because there would be NO POINT. The announcer has already given you all the information you could ever need: It’s England and it’s Rob Key representing England.

England have made Robert Key the most important fifteenth of their 15-man Twenty20 World Cup squad. They didn’t say that he was the most important fifteenth when they made the announcement, because they didn’t need to.

But he is the most important fifteenth. Rob would be the most important fifteenth of any gathering of 15 people.

DON'T BE LIKE GATT!

Mike Gatting wasn't receiving the King Cricket email when he dropped that ludicrously easy chance against India in 1993.

Coincidence?

Why risk it when it's so easy to sign up?

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8 comments

  1. eeeesh

    this is really crap, you know? it’s not even slightly amusing.

  2. It thought it was quite marvellous writing, KC.

    *applauds loudly*

  5. I think it’s a great compliment to Rob that he’s been selected as one of the 15 and not simply as a captain who’s quite good at T20.

  7. I will laugh quite hard if he dosen’t make the first team now.

    However, I hope he does, of course.

  8. Dan,

    I, alongside everyone else who likes cricket, in the world, ever, will cry if He doesn’t make the first team.

    FLD

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