At the age of 41.
Sam emailed to say:
“I might write something about how he’s really old and he’s like everyone’s uncle and he’s, like, properly old.”
We asked what he might conceivably add to that sentence.
Sam concluded that there was nothing to add.
June 10, 2011 at 12:50 pm
Where does the idea of benevolence come from in a Sanath Jayasuriya context? I don’t recall receiving benevolence from my uncles. I dole out far more avuncular beneficence than I ever received. Mug, me.
41 is neither properly nor really old. Autumnal, perhaps. Senior, certainly. And before someone pipes up about Sanath being a baldy, he has been folically-challenged since he was properly, really young.
June 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm
It’s just from his face. We think he has a kindly uncle look.
He’s playing two matches and then retiring, incidentally. What a comeback.
June 10, 2011 at 1:26 pm
My uncle once gave me $100!
June 10, 2011 at 1:59 pm
It’s more the fact that he came out of retirement five years ago and then retired again. Now he’s coming out of retirement again and then he will retire again.
English players don’t do this. Bring back Goochie.
June 10, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Better yet, bring back boycs.
June 10, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Bring back Martin Crowe.
June 11, 2011 at 2:14 am
Ah, he’s following the pro-wrestling retirement plan.
June 14, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Sanath was, Sanath is, and Sanath shall ever be.
June 21, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Still think he’s benevolent?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/jun/21/the-spin-sanath-jayasuriya-england
June 21, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Be fair, we’ve only ever been describing his appearance.