Ken Piesse
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Even Wisden was aghast, cricket’s bible rating it a ‘bombshell’ – among the biggest in history. Knight-to-be Ian Botham called it ‘illogical, pathetic and diabolical’. Others were less compassionate. An Australian playing for England? Surely not! Melbourne roof tiler Darren Pattinson walked into the breakfast room at England’s Leeds hotel and introduced himself to his captain, Michael Vaughan. They’d never met. He was as stunned as everyone else.
Even Wisden was aghast, cricket’s bible rating it a ‘bombshell’ – among the biggest in history. Knight-to-be Ian Botham called it ‘illogical, pathetic and diabolical’. Others were less compassionate. An Australian playing for England? Surely not! Melbourne roof tiler Darren Pattinson walked into the breakfast room at England’s Leeds hotel and introduced himself to his captain, Michael Vaughan. They’d never met. He was as stunned as everyone else.
It was match morning at Headingley and Pattinson, 28, was on standby after just five games with Victoria and six with Nottinghamshire.
https://www.cricconnect.com/profile/572/ken-piesse/blog/1044/fifteen-minutes-of-fame-australias-70-one-test-wonders-by-ken-piesse
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