Saturday, 18 September 2010

The Test Team in Pictures

 This is not my real headshot, but an artist's impression of what I would look like as the undead.

 This is not a caricature, this is my actual head. Shocking, I know.

 Please, please, please let me do well. Fergie is looking fit.

 Still going with the manly stubble. Don't tell anyone it took me 2 years to grow this.

 Seriously, I've done more of these photos than I've played matches for Australia.

 I'm back and I'm still Sid's Lord.

 Check out all the product in my hair. I'm sure it makes me look older. And taller.

 This is me in one piece. It won't last.

 I've definitely put a colour in my hair, because I'm suddely very dark. Grey hairs? What grey hairs?

 I am sooooo pretty. Check me out.

 HELP! Somebody help - there's a growth on my face! No, wait - it's my facial hair.

 I'm even prettier than Dougie - check my toothy grin. Hurry, my mum's calling ...

 I'm not Jimmeh ... why am I here?

 Oh my god! I've forgotten how to blink!

 I really thought that guy was a fan ... hard to believe I would have a fan, I know, but I'm not that smart.

 This is so boring. I'm obviously not going to play when Ritzy's fit. Plus, I am not Sid's Lord.

 Is my name Watson? No. Is my name Katich? No. So, I'm here because ... ?

 I am still here - unbelievable, isn't it? I keep fooling them.

 Look out, Marcus. I'm back, I'm bad and I'm aiming for a champion's league trophy. Watch and weep.

 Er, sorry ... Tim, who?

Where am I? What's my name again? I'm confused.
 

15 thoughts on this post:

Stani Army said...

Look at Punter trying to be all scary and serious! Haaahahahaa Thinks it'll win him games. Actually, he looks almost camp.

Tell Hauritz to get some of that hair stuff off of Paine Sid

Adrian said...

This does not fill one with confidence. Let's the India mug shots are half as funny.

Shridhar Jaju said...

Can someone tell me why Shane Watson is looking so happy?

sunny said...

Sridhar, Watson looks happy because he knows that Punter loves him and so Philly can't steal his place.

But my, Punter is looking so directly at the camera that it's scary. Sorry Stani, but he scared me for a while there.

And gosh, doesn't look Nate like a girl there? I'm sorry Sid, but I really feel like he does. But a lovely girl then.

Sidthegnomenator said...

Nate looks so unkempt compared to the others doesn't he? But I like that, he's not a primadonna (sp?) like the others. He's all chilled.

There is no way Punter's hair was that dark when he was in England a few weeks back - he has so put a colour in it.

Watson might be all happy because he almost had a fan. Turned out the guy wanted to pay him to throw a match, but he was almost a fan.

My favourite is Cam White. He is good looking and should be photogenic, but he just isn't. He looks like a reanimated corpse.

Sidthegnomenator said...

Adrian, if I can get hold of the pics I'd like to do something similar with the mug shots of the 2001 Ashes team. I imagine the likes of Waugh, Waugh, Warne, Hayden, Gilchrist, Mcgrath et al would look like mighty warriors next to this bunch.

Are we confident about India? I'm trying to be, but I can't help thinking that is we lose that series we'll lose the Ashes. Someone tell me it ain't so.

Please.

missjane said...

It's because Watson knows I'm his fan, and I've even said so in public. Well, if you count receiving international harrassment on Test Match Sofa as public.

Sid, I think a number of those boys are actually photogenic and / or pretty, but those photos manage to make them look awful, or in some cases, more awful. I'm not sure about girly, but I think Nate and Stevie look about the same age... are you sure he's the oldest?

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Lou said...

Shit those are horrible. Where did you find them? CA hasn't been stupid enough to release them, have they?

Michael Hussey looks insane.

Punter looks like he wants to be in Strictly Come Dancing. He really should be teapotting as well.

Clarkey looks like he's trying to sell someone a used car.

North looks like he just wet himself.

Dougie still looks relatively normal compared to everyone else.

Ryan Harris' face is getting rounder. He'll look like Moonface out of the Faraway Tree books soon.

Nathan Hauritz looks like he's already having nightmares of bowling to Dravid, then Tendulkar, then Dravid, then Tendu... and repeat ad infinitum.

Someone slap Brad Haddin.

Sidthegnomenator said...

It is worrying when Dougie looks like the normal one, isn't it?

Ian said...

Tim Paine is surprisingly quite tall actually!

The Andrew McDonald picture had me pissing myself! HAHAHAHA!
Go to Cricket Australia's site and look at the mens profiles.
Some new photos there too....and the guys look genuinely tough!

Sidthegnomenator said...

Glad they look tough somewhere, Ian! This lot look worrying.

I did actually see Tim Paine when the boys were at Derbyshire - he was wandering around barefoot chatting to the press. He is quite tall, but I was trying to refer to his age and that just seemed to fit.

Wes ~PFCNFS~ said...

gahh only just saw this now. Hilarious. And bloody creepy as well. Ritz looks great though, Timmy is a bloody handsome bloke, just a little young looking. The traitor looks like his own grandparents (both). North needn't fear Fergs because remember, he isn't there for his batting. Hilf looks great, he is getting more similar to his teenager self again. Punter but also Mitch make me wave the crucifix with horror in an attempt to fend off the evil. Thanks to Harris I won't be able to make pancakes anymore. Will always see his face in the pan. :/
Hussey is on acid. Gotta love Watto's slimy happy totally abandoned grin. Hughesless has a classical grampa hairdo, suits him well. Actually makes him look very pretty. Clarke looks like he has just heard of the existence of dark-haired women, that moment before he drops down to the floor and kills himself laughing. Hopes looks like a giant puffball. Haddin's fake grin is smackworthy. The rest looks like usual. Scrolling up again... that White pic totally cracks me up. I mean wtf. HAHA

Lou said...

Hey Wes, Cam has just been told that 'He will never play test cricket for Australia'.

That's what it looks like to me.

He's just realising that he's wasted the last couple of years of his life trying to learn to play straight down the ground and all it's doing is dropping his worth in the 20/20 freelance trade.

Sidthegnomenator said...

That would explain why he is all pale, Lou.

Wes, I'm stealing "Hughesless" - I love it!