Ashes Poetry

James James Anderson Anderson
Five-for’ed Australia today.
Hair gelled back, heads the attack,
Didn’t give anything away.

James James Anderson Anderson,
Commonly known as Jimmy,
Up till now was too often seen
As a bit of a Green Baggy gimme.

‘No worries, blokes, climb in an’ go to town,
Too bloody silly to fret about Jimmy;
Smash it about, give it some clout,
We’re apples to win in less than a jiffy.’

LOST, BEATEN OR STRAYED.
CLARKE, NORTH, MANOU,
JOHNSON AND SIDDLE.
TOTALLED TOO DAMNED FEW,
GONE FOR A SONG, WHAT WENT WRONG?
LAST SEEN, OUT IN THE MIDDLE.

James James A A,
Play and miss who you used to diss,
Caught at the crease not taking the rise,
Troubled Punter(’)s tried to disguise
Not simply simple surprise
In the hutch, budgie-smugglers within their whites
Gag to whip them out, legs across for a quick Jimmy
- hands off, he’s ours.

(now then, very softly)
JJAA
XXXXed Oz today
JJAA
0 2 hero
Hip-Hip-Hooray!

Australia 263 all out. Anderson J M 5 – 80

Patience is loosely based on Disobedience by A A Milne http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~ridge/local/disobedience.html …

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