Megan Hustwaite: All I Want for Christmas
Season’s greetings to you and your family ladies and cricket fans, I hope you get everything you wish for, including a bit of Mitchell Johnson under the mistletoe. Here is all I want for a very cricket Christmas..
A gift for all Victorians and woodchoppers - Peter Siddle to take a bag of wickets in the Boxing Day Test Sidilicious the former woodchopper revelled in front of his home crowd last December, taking 3/24 against South Africa on day three. The chanting crowd quickly warmed to their new cult hero and saved their biggest cheer for when Siddle appealed to the umpire after bowling A.B de Villiers. You can never be too sure, can you Sidds? The Victorian paceman has had a big year on the international scene and would want nothing more than a big performance on Boxing Day. I want the same as him, Santa.
The gift that keeps on giving - Blood youth Everyone’s so hell bent on winning the Ashes back in four years time but to move forward you have to embrace the future. Our future includes Phil Hughes, Steve Smith, Clint McKay, Jon Holland and co. These kids must be blooded now so the team can develop.
The gift for everyone to share – Win the Ashes This year’s series was embarrassing. Winning on home soil next summer is not redemption, by any stretch of the imagination, but it lays the foundations for the return tour. Let’s hope Phil Hughes has mastered the short ball by then…
The Christmas miracle - Brad Hodge to make Australian world cup Twenty20 side. Arguably Australia’s unluckiest cricketer when it comes to selection, the star batsman has given up First Class competition in a bid to make next year’s squad. In eight T20 games for Australia Hodge averages 31.33 for Australia and 40.10 for Victoria. Now that is mounting a case.
The gift for the greater good - Men of Cricket calendar to include wannabe eye candy. I like scruffy brunettes so I’m not going to complain about the Hillfenhaus’ and Geeves’ of this year’s addition but this visual delight must cater for all tastes. There are plenty of rangas, albinos, dentally challenged and chunky First Class cricketers, so where are they when it comes to January, August or November? I want to see Doug `the rug’ Bollinger doing it for the balding blokes, One Test wonder Chris Rogers representing the red heads and all 95kgs of South Australia’s Mark Cosgrove strutting it. Previous calendars have proved that a toned body isn’t a prerequisite. Come to think of it a former Victorian wicketkeeper featured in this said publication and was air-brushed so much that he got abs. Yep, abs. He didn’t have them before hand, probably doesn’t have them now but my goodness did he have them under his wet white shirt in that photo. Boo yeah.
Fast Fact
Former Prime Minister John Howard once suggested that the only job in public life more important than his own was that of Australia’s cricket captain.
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Who is that CUTIE on Santa's lap!!!!
Merry Christmas to my new favourite blogger! Hope you get all this for Christmas, Megan!
PS: Who do you think is the hottest guy in the Men for Cricket calendar?
xo
Sidilicious, that is so funny! Bring on some Doug the Rug in the calendar!!
Hi to all fellow fem fatale cricket fans.. I am more than a fan I am addicted to cricket (when Australia is playing ) and god help anybody who disturbs my view during either a test series, one dayer or 20: 20 .What a fantastic initiative to ensure that us girls know the rules fully. Anyway I am so proud to be Australian and love the dedication, intelligence you beautiful wives and girlfriends have for your partners. My husband fortunately shares my passion for cricket and encouraged me to register as soon as we saw your promotion yesterday. On ya Aussies.
Hi there, I saw `She Knows the Rules' advertised on the big screen at the MCG at the Boxing Day Test. I went along to the game with my boyfriend but I didn't have much interest in cricket. Until now! I still am a bit confused about the rules, but I wanted to jump on here and check the site out and this blog is just great! It makes cricket appealing and is written in a way us gals' would find interesting. Look forward to reading some more soon :)
I like Jessica saw `She Knows the Rules' advertised on Channel Nine during the cricket. I jumped on ere and it didnt disappoint. Great blog x
Albinos and dentally challenged, ha ha hillarious!!!!!
Umm Megan you were more than generous in stating Mark Cosgrove's weight! More like 195kg!!!
Funny, funny. Is Cameron White the albino??? He looks like Beaker from the Muppets... See!
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