cricket with balls

This post is, obviously, not written by jrod.

Hi I’m Big Daddy, you may remember me from such blogs as “Bryce McGain – The Comeback Begins!!!” and my interview on BBC (jrod first then me) after our demoralizing Ashes loss in ’09.

I was once a collaborator on CWB, until I realised that mixing full-time work and writing about cricket takes way too much of your time. No way said UJ, as he has blogged his way to international stardom (or so he tells me!).

Now that Uncle J-Rod has reached the ripe old age of 30 (and could be about 2 years away from getting picked to make his test debut for Australia, given their selection policies recently) I though I would share some little known (or maybe no so little) facts about your favourite CWB maestro. I have known him as long as his parents – so ONLY I AM QUALIFIED TO TALK ABOUT THE REAL J-ROD.

He cried at his own wedding
He deliberately tripped over me on a plane to bump into Adam Gilchrist
He once made me get Andrew Symonds’s autograph cos he was “too old” for harassing cricketers (hmmm what would Nice Bryce have to say about this) and
He deliberately bumped into Allan Border in South Africa so that he could talk to him (mind you all he said was “G’Day Mate”)
Before heading off to the old dart he told me very bluntly that he would never get married or have kids – you’re half way there buddy
He has had more jobs than I’ve had haircuts – including trolley boy, gardener, Cash Converters salesman, stage performer (his role as Grandpa Joe in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a 10 year old was a sight to behold) filmmaker and now writer. He finest moment was his one day at Cash Converters – the morning group hug endeared him for about two hours till he pissed off!
He never finished Secondary School – shock horror I know

Who’d have thought he’d be making a career out of blogging – certainly not his Year 11 teacher Ms Hooper!!!!

It’s just funny he headed off to the UK as his debts to me started to rise. So please buy his book or donate him some money cos the prick owes me money.

Seriously… I’ve got a family now!

Happy 30th Birthday Uncle J-Rod. You old bastard!