The curious case of Kevin Pietersen’s dismissal and David Hasselhoff
Australia is deep entrenched in water. The floods are of course wreaking havoc in the northeast region of Australia. However, the Australian cricket team seems the one being affected by the natural disaster as England continued to humiliate the hosts in
the fifth and final Ashes Test at Sydney.
The third day of the fifth Test match was all pink. Everyone from the spectators to the commentators, from the bats to the wickets was pink. Even the scoreboard was dressed pretty in pink. Glenn McGrath’s foundation was the one responsible behind the pink
carpet on which the very handsome Alastair Cook and Mitchell Johnson cat-walked their way to the crease. Everything was cute and pink, even the newbie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Beer-c1949 flushed a shade of pink when he took his first Test wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 were trying hard in the Ashes. They did everything they could, even do something that they could not do under normal circumstances. Like injuring Ricky Ponting and making him rest so that the Australian cricket gets to see new faces. They even
brought in the first-ever Muslim to play for Australia, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729. His parents were composed, did not go overboard with the celebrations even though the Aussie media got crazy over his first innings knock of 37 runs. They went one-step ahead in headlining
him the “next-best-thing.”
Australia also tried hard in the Sydney Test. They took some key wickets on the third day. Yet England’s hold on the driving seat is slightly strong. However, slight is a small word and Kevin Pietersen of course knows the meaning of slight.
The Aussies are being driven out insane by the Umpire Decision Review System. It is already making Johnson scratch his kitty tattoo. In addition, we all are aware what happens when Johnson scratches the formidable tattoo. It becomes all red and ugly and
then Johnson completely loses it. Poor Ponting has tried to save him from this on many occasions but Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 certainly does not have the skill to take Ponting’s place.
However, Australia had a reason to rejoice. They went crazy as heads were turning. No one saw Kevin Pietersen face his first ball. All the eyes were on someone else. The Barmy Army forgot to celebrate when Pietersen flicked the ball to a nonchalant four.
The trumpeter’s trumpet was not blowing and for a moment, everything seized.
‘The Hoff’ was present in the stands, as in David Hasselhoff. Who, you say? The one and only http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Rider, the former
Baywatch lifeguard, a talent show judge and a singer at night or day, but it does not matter.
He was present at the Sydney Test. What took him there? Well Kevin Pietersen reckons it was his passion to meet his hero that brought the ultimate lifeguard to the ground.
“David Hasselhoff is my hero. Even though Shane Warne compared Swanny to David Hasselhoff, he will always be my hero. He is credited with bringing down the Berlin Wall,” Pietersen stated sometime back.
Therefore, when Hasselhoff got ready to face some gentle deliveries from Warne, the word is that Brad Haddin tipped off Pietersen about the meeting. Once he realised that the Hoff was present at the SCG on the second day of the Ashes, he just wanted to get
off the crease and meet his childhood hero.
It is believed that Pietersen exchanged some secret words with Cook to ‘cook’ something up so that he can scare off Warne and meet the Hoff. However, Cook was busy in driving a ton and Pietersen thought of feigning an injury. He was thinking a lot about
how to meet the ‘greatest man ever’ and somehow lost his concentration. He was humming an unknown Hoff tune and was thinking his voice is comparable to Frank Sinatra.
Johnson smelled a broth around Pietersen and took advantage of his lack of attention. He bowled him. The Aussies burst into celebrations. The Barmy Army was awestruck.
He hurried past the bowlers and the sledged Aussie songs. He was heard in the dressing room telling his captain Andrew Strauss that he felt bad but it was Hoff. He deserves this.
However, it is not known whether the man- who single-handedly credited himself with the urn win- met the man who is so huge in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Germany-c2904.
Pietersen and Hasselhoff were unavailable to comment.
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