Only Ian Chappell could go into a titty
bar and come out complimenting a juggler. 
That's the main thing that I could gather from his latest column for Cricinfo, in which he admonishes the Twenty20 format for being too simplistic and faddish, and advices it to "evolve and become more multi-dimensional". His recipe for how exactly to do that is unclear, but I think it involves removing everything that is not absolutely cricket-related from the stadium. He tells us from the start:
If I want to watch dancing girls, I go to the Moulin Rouge. If I want to drink, I go to a bar. If I want to listen to music, I go to a concert.
This of course raises a couple of important questions: first, what exactly are the Moulin Rouge girls dancing to, if not music?
Second, what kind of concerts does Ian Chappell attend? Did he happen to catch a reunited Rage Against The Machine at the latest Big Day Out by any chance? If he did, he must've been the only person there not drinking, since, you know, drinking is only to be done at bars. Did he mosh? Or is jumping only to be done on trampolines? Apparently, multi-tasking is verboten in a Chappell universe.
Let's just hope that juggler wasn't riding a unicycle as he performed his tricks.
Great post. Chappell needs to drink less I reckon.
Posted by: Q | April 27, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Yet still makes more sense then his brother.
Posted by: J Rod | April 28, 2008 at 01:27 AM
Well, come on J Rod, that's setting the bar so low that even Ranatunga could hurdle over it.
Posted by: D.S. Henry | April 28, 2008 at 02:03 AM