Aside from batting all day at one run an over to save Test matches, Faf du Plessis’s other thing is getting hit in the balls. You might say that he’s a specialist.
In the video below, he talks you through the countermeasures he has been forced to take. Here’s a link to the video as well because we’re 95 per cent certain that it won’t show up for email subscribers.
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I love his multibox. Can’t say I blame him doing that; ordinary boxes don’t really provide much protection to your veg.
That was such a heart-warming video. Cricket needs more of these.
This is turning out to be a day of revelations. Here’s what I stumbled on to immediately after this video:
https://twitter.com/umIove/status/506516466666332162/photo/1
One hell of a nut case.
Is there anyone who can say things I agree with and make them sound more wrong than Ian Botham?
Is there any way I could have phrased that so I would sound more like Nick Knight?
(the first thing is in reference to this: http://www.espncricinfo.com/mcc/content/story/777715.html )
Hilariously sophisticated stuff here:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/775593.html
I haven’t yet worked out how the jokes work, so they must be super subtle.
Clearly the irony-missing-rabble haven’t got it yet either.
Is it all an allegory for Faf’s nads and the risk management thereof?
Didn’t think so.
I’ll keep pondering.