Take a weed. Not just any common or garden variety though. It's new and tougher than the Australians like, and unlike a dandelion this version keeps sprouting in regular profusion on the outfields and is better known to the Indians as Bhajji Bhai.Noxious? Nah. Come on, guys. That's a load of genuine twaddle. A check of the thesaurus explains why some Australians have wandered past their lexicon lessons grade with this one.
Others may like him, or hate him, but Harbhajan Singh has long been a favourite since doing an interview during the 2001 tour of Sri Lanka. He came across then as a sincere, straightforward type who is not afraid to express an opinion.Every time we bump into each other, or paths cross, there is a cheerful acknowledgement and as always, which the Australians don't seem to understand, is his politeness. But get him on the field and you find he is a feisty type of player. That is the sort India need when there is pressure.
But to call him a 'weed' and 'obnoxious' makes you wonder whether Mathew Hayden has been mixing and chewing a few seeds of his garden variety weeds and found himself in a psychedelic haze. Or even drinking some local dandelion wine concoction found in his back garden shed. They make all types of things Down Under and hide it in all variety of containers.Now while there is admiration of the Australian opener's efforts to promote cancer awareness causes, rhetoric – well this sort anyway, is the sort of pre-series final vernacular to spice up a radio programme in Queensland.Don't forget that the second game of this Commonwealth Bank series is being played in Brisbane, and a few controversial viewpoints and comments might sell several extra seats. Why not get Bhajji on the line to express his thoughts of Hayden's jargon coming from the slip cordon, when suffering a hangover from the previous night's dandelion wine party after he misses a catch or two.
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