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Australian batsman runs off the pitch... after DIARRHOEA strikes at the wicket
Jon Moody
Nature calling when you're out and about is never a pleasant occurence.
Without wanting to get into too much detail, we've all experienced it: having that uncomfortable little "twinge" out of nowhere, when suddenly the comfort of your home throne feels a million miles away.
There are good places it could happen - at the National Best Toilets Convention, for example. Conversely, there's some very bad places it could happen - like in the middle of a cricket pitch.
Cricket is all about the runs - something perfectly demonstrated by Matt Renshaw today, as Australia's No1 batsman had a No2 emergency during day one of their Test against India.
Going along nicely on 36 not out, Renshaw's upset stomach hit - meaning he had to suddenly sprint off the field and into the dressing room just 15 minutes before lunch.
With the official line being "retired ill", the 20-year-old was eventually replaced by a slightly confused Shaun Marsh.
Now, we've all been been ill before, haven't we? We can all give him some sympathy, right?
Well, former Australia captain Allan Border certainly didn't. Commenting on Fox Sports, he said, "I hope he's lying on the table in there half dead.
"Otherwise, as captain, I would not be happy."
Ouch.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/australian-test-batsman-runs-pitch-9905015
Australian batsman runs off the pitch... after DIARRHOEA strikes at the wicket
Jon Moody
Nature calling when you're out and about is never a pleasant occurence.
Without wanting to get into too much detail, we've all experienced it: having that uncomfortable little "twinge" out of nowhere, when suddenly the comfort of your home throne feels a million miles away.
There are good places it could happen - at the National Best Toilets Convention, for example. Conversely, there's some very bad places it could happen - like in the middle of a cricket pitch.
Cricket is all about the runs - something perfectly demonstrated by Matt Renshaw today, as Australia's No1 batsman had a No2 emergency during day one of their Test against India.
Going along nicely on 36 not out, Renshaw's upset stomach hit - meaning he had to suddenly sprint off the field and into the dressing room just 15 minutes before lunch.
With the official line being "retired ill", the 20-year-old was eventually replaced by a slightly confused Shaun Marsh.
Now, we've all been been ill before, haven't we? We can all give him some sympathy, right?
Well, former Australia captain Allan Border certainly didn't. Commenting on Fox Sports, he said, "I hope he's lying on the table in there half dead.
"Otherwise, as captain, I would not be happy."
Ouch.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/australian-test-batsman-runs-pitch-9905015
