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Steve Waugh has claimed the practice of bowlers using mints to help them gain reverse swing is rife in English Cricket.
Waugh, in his autobiography Out of my Comfort Zone, said he saw the practice first-hand during a stint with English county Kent in 2002 and it was widely used. "on my first day in the field I got a whiff of the mentality of some of the guys when i was offered some extra strong mints from a teammate, which I thought was a nice gesture to make me feel welcome," Waugh wrote. "Seconds later, as I crunched into a chalky coin-sized lozenger, a startled voice said, "What the hell are you doing? Don't chew the mints." "Why not? They taste pretty good pal," Waugh replied. "You're wasting them," said another player. "You're supposed to suck them and then use the saliva to polish the ball. It's the best ball-shiner available". "It was the last free mint I was offered. Evene though it was all the rage on the circuit, surely if a mint was that important it was a sign that all wasn't well". "It was also a source of amusement for the lads to regularly tease me about how good the mints tasted during play while I chewed my gum". Rating :
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This raises a whole raft of technical issues. Does the type of mint affect the type of result? For example, do you need to use a "Polo" mint to create an outswinger?
Does the longevity of a Murray mint outweigh the extra heat from Trebor extra strong mints? What happens if you use mints in combination; if you (say) cross a Werther's Original with a bull's-eye would you get a "Warnie" special? If one stands at silly mid-off or silly mid-on sucking on an extra strong mint and exhaling onto the batsman as the ball (mint-affected or not) is delivered, one has to ask oneself "is this really cricket?" or yet another example of sledging!? Finally, should the umpires use "Tic-Tac" to deliver their decisions? Cricket has obviously changed since my day; the overt use of dirt, saliva, mints, helmets, sledging, bowlers diving after lost causes like young whippets. In my day if you got your whites dirty, you got a good slapping from the beak! Strap me sir, what is the world is coming to! I remain, yours sincerely, Outraged from Effingham. Rating :
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brearley; did this not get a good enough airing on the aus and nz cricket message board?I apologise for repeating myself butI have tried the mint theory and my balls are not yet swinging. Perhaps we should refer the matter to Troy Cooley, oh, where does he hail from? Surely not? .
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Anyone else think someone was taking to P=iss out of Waugh?
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I like chocolate eclairs.
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Waugh...Waugh...Waugh....pass the kleenex.
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And so says Trescothick.
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I must admit I chuckled while reading this
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