With Michael Clarke being stripped of the captaincy gig and the Cute XI left in disarray, the latest Hottie Elect – Daniel Vettori was more than welcome to step up to the plate.
Paddlesweep came under fire recently for selecting Daniel Luca Vettori as its new captain but there are more than enough reasons why this is the man for the job. Vettori is the cool and calm kind. I don’t think I have ever seen him angry other than that time in England when the Predator (Ryan Sidebottom) collided with the South African (Grant Elliot). He likes to promote himself up the order and then deliver the goods.
It was surprising when he put himself up to number six that the New Zealanders weren’t actually told to throw their wickets just so that he can prove that he made the correct decision. Vetori is also part of one of the very elite cricket clubs, he has over 300 wickets and over 3000 runs, that’s apparently pretty cool.
The geeky look is pretty hot. Somebody on the old blog once got lead to a smilar post to this one because they wanted to know what kind or brand of glasses he wears. I didn’t know then and haven’t bothered to find out. All that matters is that he looks damn fine in them. And the scruffy beard well, that just says “I’m a little naughty but only when I use my computer game time to look at some porn.”
There is something they say about premonitions. You don’t realize them as strongly as an intuition.
Why do I say that? Well, about a week ago, I was participating in a draft selection game in which you had to forge an all time ODI XI. It was the later rounds, and by that time all the known stars have gone. I was in need of someone who could whack the ball, as all the specialists were in place in my team.
Mark Greatbatch came to mind. That was the premonition.
This is the outcome.
He is the new coach. The new guy who would call Vettori ‘boss’.
Let’s hope he is as aggressive as coach as he was as a batsman. Boy, won’t we love some aggression from coaches in this robotic world.
Mohammad Asif took three wickets on his comeback from dope. He celebrated his comeback by not smoking up. The times, they are a changing.
We are talking about the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan at Dunedin, an ancient village full of sand dunes back in the day. No?
Pakistan have bowled well, but it doesn’t seem to be enough as New Zealand are 402/8 as I type this.
In related news, Daniel Vettori just got out on the brink of another test century (on 99). He has now without doubt become the greatest Daniel Vettori to ever play for New Zealand. I can imagine him visualising this day when he was just 19.
Umar Gul, Mohammed Aamer, Mohammed Asif. Call that a pace trio. I call that pure quality. And 402/8? I call that defiance of pure quality.
Have no idea where this match is heading. With Pakistan in action, it is a crime to predict.
So I would stick to the reporting, but you should not. Who will win this game? Let everyone know. Comment below. Show me that you were here. For heck’s sake, just write “I was here”.
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