At the end of play on Friday I shared a pleasant beer and a chat with Ashes poet David Fine. We dissected the Ashes; the heroes of Australia’s dominance and the culprits behind England’s meek showing. David seemed to be holding up remarkably well considering. I asked David for some final verses for Sidelined and he has obliged below.
I also direct you to David’s Ashes Poetry and especially to the poem Cartwheels at the end of Sydney Day Four. One thing David remarked upon over the beer was the young girl in a blue dress (who turned out to be a Warney) doing cartwheels around the SCG while the boring presentations were on. A innocent moment of perspective from a wonderful day.
Over to David…
I think the England team should sponsor Sidelined, since they clearly were
even on the pitch, especially after Perth, with the most spectacular
collapse of corporate vim in the southern hemisphere since the burst of the
South Sea Bubble in September 1720.
I’m back to Blighty now, for steak and pudding skies, and warm beer in cold
pubs, but to get you going for the one-dayers
Barmy Army Captain Song
God save our Michael Vaughan,
Repair his cartilage torn,
God save our Vaughan.
We’ll be victorious, not quite so glorious,
And when they pour scorn on us,
God save their Warne.
The Fanatics’ Reply
Knees up, Michael Vaughan
Knees up, Michael Vaughan
Oh, they’ve seized up,
You’re not pulling trees up,
Knees up, Michael Vaughan!
Cheers
David
2 responses so far ↓
Amanda // Jan 9, 2007 at 1:21 pm
I’m off to the Twenty20 tonight. I’ll try to remember those.
Five // Jan 9, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Heh, thanks David Fine. Your team is not worthy of you.