Hotel beds causes back problems for Sidebottom
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 by Scorpicity |One thing which we have safely come to expect from the English players, support staff is the amount of straight faced and totally silly, plethora of excuses they can come up with. From Pollution being the reason for loosing a test to hard cooked omelets, the kind of excuses which have come out and get accepted are simply amusing.
The latest of which has been that of Ryan Sidebottom who has yet another back strain, which may lead to him not be able to play in the next test and their bowling coach Ottis Gibson blames the hotel beds which are different in very venue to be the cause of these recurring injuries.
Surely this is the first of its kind.
In that case, Ryan Sidebottom should now carry his own bed from his home along with his kit every time he tours.
Maybe it would be simpler if they sleep on the floor.
And hearing this, there would probably be large scale research going on there in the hospitality industry to score brownie points off their competitors… Like a “Dear ECB… Stay at out hotel… we got Sidebottom’s bed and James Anderson’s shaving kit”
In the case of England, the opportunity for an excuse is limited and challenging. When this is no opportunity for the standard excuses such as “we are playing too much cricket”, what better way is it there for the coach to explain to puzzled people on the spate of consistently recurring injuries to some of their premier players.
How ridiculous!
by Straight Point, on July 21 2008 @ 5:18 pm
certain hotel beds have chi(n)cks? and ‘hooping’ around them can cause back problems…
by Rob, on July 21 2008 @ 6:50 pm
One in a long line of lies by the ECB…
by Som, on July 22 2008 @ 10:16 am
McKenzie has issues with toilet seats. Sidebottom’s lacklustre performance is due to beds/mattresses…cricket has certainly gone to the dogs. Tut, tut, tut.
by Naked Cricket, on July 24 2008 @ 1:27 pm
should continue to sleep during match hours.
by scorpicity, on July 24 2008 @ 7:59 pm
Interesting Pan… you reckon circumcision will help cure ryan’s back problems
by scorpicity, on July 24 2008 @ 8:00 pm
Hello Rob… don’t think ECb has got to with this… it is mainly alibis from players and support staff over these years. It is just that someone should point out the rubbish being belted out.
by scorpicity, on July 24 2008 @ 8:01 pm
ha ha som… toilet seats… now this is news to me? What was his problem.
by scorpicity, on July 24 2008 @ 8:01 pm
NC… if it was India, he can do that after the first spell when they through for the day till the evening session.
by Som, on July 25 2008 @ 9:26 am
Scorpicity, read this
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article4232263.ece
by ankit, on July 26 2008 @ 8:03 am
no one really has given ECB their due credit..
with every nation trying to improve their players, ECB goes against the tide, and improves the silliness quotient of their lies..
it takes a lot to go different!!
by Commonfan, on July 26 2008 @ 5:47 pm
why just a bed…let them carry their own loo…their own umpires…their own cricket field…their own airplanes…their complete family and everything that will give them the feeling that they are at home in England…talk of poor travellers
by Q, on July 27 2008 @ 2:25 pm
No excuse beats Afridi’s “cheerleaders” or “black magic” ones..
by scorpicity, on July 27 2008 @ 4:40 pm
Som… interesting link… I knew someone who said had this disorder but most of the things he says about other players refer to a habitual style one gets while they are playing in the field. Nice one
by scorpicity, on July 27 2008 @ 4:41 pm
Hi Ankit… I don’t know whether ECB has got to do with this but generally their players throw a lot of silly alibis… cheers dude.
by scorpicity, on July 27 2008 @ 4:42 pm
Hey Avnish… they are terrible travelers but all of this which you said will soon be there at home as a pre-requisite for playing. I wonder now who will call whom lord snooty after this.
by scorpicity, on July 27 2008 @ 4:43 pm
Good one Q… you are right… Afridi’s black magic mogambo is perhaps the best ever.
by Soulberry, on July 28 2008 @ 9:26 pm
I wouldn’t turn the tap off Scorpi, nor urge anyone to do so. The drip is almost an institution and great anecdotal stuff for narration at casual cricket talks. There are spin-offs too…there are countless jokes arising out of… Heck, a smart guy could prepare an anthology of them and sell them on the market!
Doh…that’s yet another money-spinning idea given away free!
But the drip is an institution and hence the tap shouldn’t be turned off.
Maybe why I prefer to bed in India than in England….to avoid bad bottom backs.
by scorpicity, on July 29 2008 @ 8:35 pm
You are right Soulberry… we need this for comic relief… bad bottoms or sidewards :).
Maybe we should start a section on only these… what say?
by A Bisht, on August 2 2008 @ 8:43 am
Very interesting post
by Soulberry, on August 4 2008 @ 8:08 pm
Scorpi man…your views on Sehwag and Bhajji are awaited eagerly.
by Soulberry, on August 4 2008 @ 8:10 pm
BadBottom? Wasn’t he the bloke who rammed a Saffer and ran him out in the bargain?
by Soulberry, on August 4 2008 @ 8:10 pm
No that was a Kiwi he ran over…
by scorpicity, on August 6 2008 @ 10:20 am
Hi Bisht… welcome to cricketfizz… hope to see more of you.
by scorpicity, on August 6 2008 @ 10:21 am
Hey Soulberry… upgrades happening on the site… am canning harby.
by scorpicity, on August 6 2008 @ 10:22 am
It was a kiwi… what a bottomsmack