Abstract
The satire of John Clarke may well be timeless
When asked about those four extra runs that deflected off Ben Stokes’s bat in the World Cup final, Kane Williamson said: “Yeah, that was a bit of shame, eh. Unfortunately, that’s the game we play. Those things happen from time to time.” John Clarke would have approved. He loved his sport but he’d have loved more the way the Kiwi captain’s manly reticence ascended to comic grandeur.
Clarke’s eyes would have twinkled and the lips turned up subtly towards a smile. That lad showed the English how to play their game, the eyes would have said, showed the Aussies what laconic really is.
When asked about those four extra runs that deflected off Ben Stokes’s bat in the World Cup final, Kane Williamson said: “Yeah, that was a bit of shame, eh. Unfortunately, that’s the game we play. Those things happen from time to time.” John Clarke would have approved. He loved his sport but he’d have loved more the way the Kiwi captain’s manly reticence ascended to comic grandeur.
Clarke’s eyes would have twinkled and the lips turned up subtly towards a smile. That lad showed the English how to play their game, the eyes would have said, showed the Aussies what laconic really is.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Newspaper article |
| Publisher | The Australian |
| Place of Publication | Sydney |
| Edition | 31-7-19 |
| Volume | Higher Education Supplement |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jul 2019 |