Opinion | Australia’s upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka has sparked recollections of a grumpy old bugger

By Mark Bode
Updated January 9 2019 - 12:33pm, first published 10:30am
ANOINTED ONE: Dinesh Chandimal will soon lead Sri Lanka against Australia.
ANOINTED ONE: Dinesh Chandimal will soon lead Sri Lanka against Australia.

One of my favourite pastimes as a boy was cracking a tinny and watching cricket at my next-door neighbour’s home. Stanley was a tall and skinny 60-something with a Roman nose and a surly, pessimistic streak which ran from his toes to the top of his head, but he was as authentic as his 1950s haircut and the Brylcreem holding it in place.

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