Sledging in cricket : Waugh vs. Siddons

Raynman · #1 November 11, 2009, 10:17 AM

Reading this book on sledging in cricket I got and there is a funny story concerning Siddons who never made the Australian test squad and represented Aus in ODIs only once (32 was his score vs. Pakistan).

Steve Waugh was on the opposing team during a limited overs match and taking his time to take his mark at the crease. Siddons called out to him from the slip position to hurry up since this is not a test match.

Waugh looked back at him and quipped, 'obviously not. if it was you wouldn't be here.'

Thought I'd share

_Rafi_ · #2 November 11, 2009, 11:06 AM

Hmm...heard before

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rashed411 · #3 November 11, 2009, 11:32 AM

hahaa...

what was Siddon's reaction?

Nafi · #4 November 11, 2009, 11:43 AM

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hahaa...

what was Siddon's reaction?

he became bald....

Ajfar · #5 November 11, 2009, 11:55 AM

riyad's one was better. he killed taylor with that one

mahbubH · #6 November 11, 2009, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bangladesh_sy
riyad's one was better. he killed taylor with that one

and Taylor scored a 100 in the next innings.

FagunerAgun · #7 November 11, 2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Nafi
he became bald....

Khek Khek Khek.

revolver · #8 November 11, 2009, 12:39 PM

hhehehehe

Ajfar · #9 November 11, 2009, 01:04 PM

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and Taylor scored a 100 in the next innings.

and then riyad and nayeem won the game for us. so its all good.

simon · #10 November 11, 2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bangladesh_sy
riyad's one was better. he killed taylor with that one

what was the conversation between them?
I missed it. Wasn't it in Zimb?

dash · #11 November 11, 2009, 01:25 PM

yeah riyad-taylor was good.....but putting my bd hat off....it was no where near as sarcastic and painfull as the wagh-JS one

Foozy · #12 November 11, 2009, 01:29 PM

Riyad: "You made only two runs ha; So you shut your mouth!"

Well said Riyad! LOL. Feels good to see a BD player pulling off a good sledge. Don't think I have seen too many of those. But I did witness them a lot on the receiving end unfortunately

*AsifTheManRahman* · #13 November 11, 2009, 01:45 PM

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Don't think I have seen too many of those.

This one's claimed by the boy himself, so I'm not sure about the authenticity. During a Test match in Dhaka, Hayden was giving it to S. Nafees from the slips. Nafees was taking quite a bit of time to get off the strike and he turned around and said, "Mate, at least I'm playing in the (upcoming) ODI's" (Hayden was left out of the squad for the ODI series based on performance - or lack thereof).

auntu · #14 November 11, 2009, 01:52 PM

Loved all the replies. HHS

RazabQ · #15 November 11, 2009, 04:08 PM

Tendu & Dravid, the ultimate gentlemen apparently told Waugh in the waning moment of India's momentous 2-1 victory (the one with the VVS double in Eden garden): "where's your final frontier now Steve?"

Waugh had termed winning in India his final frontier and never did accomplish it, leaving it to a Gillie led squad for a few year's later.

Yameen · #16 November 11, 2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Raynman
Reading this book on sledging in cricket I got and there is a funny story concerning Siddons who never made the Australian test squad and represented Aus in ODIs only once (32 was his score vs. Pakistan).

Steve Waugh was on the opposing team during a limited overs match and taking his time to take his mark at the crease. Siddons called out to him from the slip position to hurry up since this is not a test match.

Waugh looked back at him and quipped, 'obviously not. if it was you wouldn't be here.'

Thought I'd share

I actually had this on my 'sig' down below if u notice well before you opened this thread :p

But very funny indeed

Purbasha T · #17 November 11, 2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yameen
I actually had this on my 'sig' down below if u notice well before you opened this thread :p

But very funny indeed

Hahha. I think I read your sig before but couldn't understand what it was meaning.

Now I do.

Raynman · #18 November 11, 2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Yameen
I actually had this on my 'sig' down below if u notice well before you opened this thread :p

But very funny indeed

Didn't notice your sig before

Dhruvo · #19 November 11, 2009, 05:34 PM

Siddons got owned...

nycpro96 · #20 November 11, 2009, 05:41 PM

love the sig Yameen

billah · #21 November 11, 2009, 11:32 PM

I remember Ash's conversation with Shane Warne. I think it was during the Fatullah match, not sure. Warne came to bat. At that time he was on the verge of breaking the world record of ducks at 99. As he was taking up his position at the crease, Ash asked him if Warne knew he was on the verge of making a world record of ducks. Shane could not hear Ash and asked him to repeat. It distracted him so much, he was out very quickly.

beshideshi · #22 November 12, 2009, 12:13 AM

Siddons also has this interesting sledging incident.[though im not 100% sure it was siddons]
it goes,
Siddons comes into bat, and mark waugh starts saying stuff about siddons, and asks him why cant he make the aussie team. In reply siddons says "At least I am the best player in the family"

Nocturnal · #23 November 12, 2009, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by beshideshi
Siddons also has this interesting sledging incident.[though im not 100% sure it was siddons]
it goes,
Siddons comes into bat, and mark waugh starts saying stuff about siddons, and asks him why cant he make the aussie team. In reply siddons says "At least I am the best player in the family"

good one

IanW · #24 November 12, 2009, 03:09 AM

OK, so this didnt happen on a cricket field, but it's pretty good.

Arjuna Ranatunga and Shame Warne really dont like each other.

At one point, Warne said Ranatunga was so fat that he could eat a sheep at one sitting.

Ranatunga replied "That may be true, that I can eat a whole sheep at one sitting, or that I may have done so in the past. But what I did not do was eat that sheep and then claim my mother had given me that sheep".

Google 'warne steroids' if you want the background.

beshideshi · #25 November 12, 2009, 06:14 AM

I have got another one here, Involves Glenn "Pigeon" Mcgrath and Edo Brandes.
In an ODI McGrath kept on beating the Bunny Brandes. After beating Brandes for the umpteenth time, McRath said in frustration "Why are you so fat?"
Witty Brandes replied "thats coz everytime i make love to your wife, she gives me a cookie"