导出博客文章The family Sunday lunch began in traditional fashion. Black Sheep bitter was
back on tap at the Swan, and before too long the conversation, lightly oiled,
veered towards cricket.Ill give you a column, our lad, came the promise halfway
down the second pint.Several hours later, by the time the plates were cleared at
home, there were half a dozen columns to choose from. The only issue was that I
didnt necessarily agree with some of them. But when ideas are found wanting, why
not let someone else have their say?One opinion did attract universal approval
across three generations. There should be a bust of Tim Bresnan at Headingley. A
very large bust. In fact, why not something akin to the Colossus of Rhodes,
where the Greek sun god Helios once bestrode the harbour?Well, maybe not quite
the sun god. After all, sun is not the most reliable component of the Yorkshire
landscape, as stunning as it is, so it would be a little out of keeping. And
Yorkshire supporters might cavil about walking underneath a giant statue of
Brezzie Lad clad only in a loin cloth as they entered the ground. Dont look up
now, Mavis, whatever you do. And, not to put too fine a point on it, polished
bronze might not be easily affordable for a county mired in debt.So a bust it
should be. Nothing too fancy. There is apparently a Yorkshire sculptor, Shaun
Gagg, who forges them from 2p pieces at his workshop in Filey, an unassuming
resort on the east coast. He is currently working on a life-size sculpture of
Jesus crucifixion, made entirely out of nails, but once that is completed he can
turn his attention to Bresnan and have it all done for the start of the 2017
season. The great thing about a sculpture made from 2p pieces is, you should be
able to work out the cost of his materials relatively easily and thereby keep an
eye on his mark-up.The reason for such adulation as the beer slipped down arises
from the final Championship match of the season - and Bresnans heroic, and
ultimately unrewarded, 142 not out against Middlesex in the Championship decider
at Lords. Almost a month has passed but here was something to sustain a
Yorkshire cricket fan through the winter.This was more than just a very fine
innings. It was an innings that might have been hewn from the Yorkshire
landscape itself, all the ingredients that make up regional pride stirred
together and turned into a seven-hour show of immense defiance. Here was a
reward for a bowler who responded to the loss of his England place by turning
himself into a redoubtable county allrounder. For those who sometimes question
why they care so much about this game - and I do - by the time Bresnan walked,
sweat-stained, from the field, there was a renewed faith in its
significance.Whereas Bresnan is hereby to be preserved for posterity, Adil
Rashid - often praised at the very same table - is now persona non grata as far
as the most critical voice was concerned. Whereas Bresnan played against
Middlesex, Rashid pulled out, initially because he felt he needed the sort of
rest given to Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow ahead of Englands winter tours, and
subsequently because a relative had fallen ill. It had not gone unnoticed that
Bairstow and Root were seen on TV in the dressing room on the final day but that
Rashid was not.By the end of the Bangladesh one-day series, which has since been
concluded, Rashid was an early leader in Englands Most Valuable Player ranking
system, as adopted by the Professional Cricketers Association. He took four
wickets in Chittagong as England settled the series, and even though three of
them came from bad balls, an ample number of excellent balls ramped up the
pressure. Rashid has started his international winter well and will feel his
decision to sit out was justified.That did not wash with some. Truculent
opinions came with every mouthful of Yorkshire pudding. Rashid should never play
for Yorkshire again. His success in Bangladesh had been unwatchable. A
Championship had been at stake last month - a historic third Championship - and
not to want to play in that fixture was a betrayal both of his team-mates and
every Yorkshire cricket follower in the county. The ethos of Yorkshire cricket
had been insulted. A player in whom so much hope and affection had been invested
had failed to value that emotional support when it mattered most.Ethos,
incidentally, is a Greek word, and when the Greeks erected the Colossus at
Rhodes, the communal ideals that characterised them will have been known only
too well. Several hours later, the view was amplified by text message. Millions
of people must have received text messages along the lines of Thanks for a
lovely Sunday lunch but few of those will have been followed by implacable views
about Adil Rashid. Sorry for the Rashid rant, but I stand by all I said! it
read.What is evident is this: if you tell people throughout their lives that
something matters, it is important that you repeatedly reward their love by
matching those standards. Englands professional circuit has long been
subservient to international needs, and those who love the game have come to
accept it, but occasionally there are tipping points when anger surfaces. People
dont like being had.Many more potential columns exploded across the table. Eoin
Morgan has been a catalyst as an England one-day captain, and his team-mates
value him highly because of his determination that they should play with a free
spirit, but directly across this table as younger brother held court there was
little fondness for a player who was perceived - even before his withdrawal from
the tour of Bangladesh because of safety reasons - as being overly driven by
self-interest.The conclusion on the Australian inquest into the death of Phillip
Hughes also brought some vehement comments, this time resounding from all parts
of the table. Why was there such a sad sense that the New South Wales players
had felt threatened by cross examination into closing ranks? Why had they not
openly stated what everybody involved in cricket knows: that the game,
especially at the highest level, carries an element of risk, courage and
machismo: that occasionally, even though cricket must be pressed to reduce that
risk where it can, tragedies happen.Some potential columns went begging. If only
it had been known at the time that Englands new T20 competition provisionally
goes by the name of the Supercharge. That would have been another columns worth
of invective. It is to be hoped the ECB has not paid a marketing company for a
name like that. It sounds like a washing powder.When it was all over, and the
two visiting terriers were showing in now time-honoured manner that they wished
to leave - by passing wind to such an extent that their further presence could
no longer be tolerated - another Sunday lunch was concluded.At the door, the
eldest among us offered the wisdom of his 88 years. Hes been a belligerent
bugger today, your brother, he said.It takes a lot to be recommended for a bust
at our Sunday lunches. Tim Bresnan should be pleased as punch.
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