cricket with balls

No it’s not some little cancer kid who has 8 testicles and 4 days to live.

Not even a digger Anzac who fought for our right to discriminate against black people but save the Jews.

Or even one of the brave Wandongites who saved their family, family pets, and family hash stash.

It’s Simon Taufel, Umpire of the year since he departed the womb, and Steve Davis, some dude who umpires.

Because they are in Pakistan.

Evil, scary, bomb happy, Muslims everywhere, Pakistan.

They aren’t there as high paid security consultants trying to keep the Oil flowing to democratic white countries, but as actual cricket umpires during an actual cricket test.

No, I didn’t realise Pakistan still played test cricket either.

They do, and these Australians, salt of the earth aussie battlers with hearts the size of phar lap are over there dodging bullets, bombs, and Misbah (cricket) Ul Haq’s large ass, in order to take charge of this match, and bring democracy to these savage people.

They are risking being called UnAustralian for their conduct.

But they don’t care, they are just muck about fellas who are umpiring for their flag.

So far Uncle Rupert and Dandy Fairfax have failed to write all about these aussie daredevils.

I had to read Pakistan’s best ever cricket blog to hear about these brave mates in arms.

Thinking about our boys in dangerous situations brings a tear to my eyes. These guys have so much Australian spirit and determination that I am overcome with the sort of emotion that I can usually only muster for Khe Sanh or the clip of Bob Hawke getting hit in the face. These Australian Heroes are the very definition of mateship and Aussie grit. They are doing it for all of us, so one day all of us can go to Pakistan and watch well umpired cricket matches.

Ricky Ponting and Darrell Hair could learn alot from these great Australian heroes, perhaps the greatest heroes Australia has ever had, Ned Kelly, Charles Kingford Smith, Don Bradman and that dude with the donkey can step aside, Simon Taufel, and the other guy, are now True Blue Australian Heroes, and good blokes.