tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post4488838858605794060..comments2024-03-28T03:56:27.275-07:00Comments on The Old Batsman: Phil Space: The Ploughman's SpiritThe Old Batsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14376172807195747856noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-88787138505277391602009-07-06T09:04:37.200-07:002009-07-06T09:04:37.200-07:00He is a country charging into bowl, a culture bran...<i>He is a country charging into bowl, a culture brandishing a bat.</i><br /><br />And he is also, let us not forget: a <b>nation</b> backing up the wicketkeeper; a <b>heritage</b> standing in the slip cordon with his hands in his pockets; a <b>populace</b> shouting 'bowling Swanny' after a dot ball; an <b>ancestry</b> reading The Sun on the balcony while the openers get off to a steady start; and a <b>civilisation</b> explaining to Michael Atherton that "it's disappointing, to be honest, but the lads have given everything today and we know we can do better than that."Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-32676073794930078592009-07-06T08:29:44.037-07:002009-07-06T08:29:44.037-07:00"...poke the beehive of his nature..." i..."...poke the beehive of his nature..." is particularly luminously purple and deserves some form of accolade - a good slapping springs to mind.Cecinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193495965695124697.post-31841107160512302762009-07-06T08:21:05.324-07:002009-07-06T08:21:05.324-07:00If you send the winning entry into the Eye's P...If you send the winning entry into the Eye's Pseuds Corner, you might get a tenner to put towards a nice trophy for the lucky winner.Davenoreply@blogger.com