Friday 1 December 2006

When too much sport is barely enough

This sounds disturbingly plausible. From the latest edition of the Bladder:
We didn't over-react: Gabba officials
by STAFF REPORTERS

Queensland cricket officials have denied they were too officious in their policing of behaviour during the first Test, despite an incident that saw 11 Australian cricketers ejected from the ground on the third day.

The entire Australian team was thrown out after complaints that their actions and behaviour were 'entertaining' the crowd.

Sponsors also expressed concerns that the team's constant appeals against English batsmen were drowning out the advertisements and free plugs being broadcast over the ground's PA system.

Read the rest (and more) here.