John: Erm, I think 'Long Tall Sally' is the next release in Americaīob: Well, according to Cashbox this week it's 'A Hard Day's Night' Paul: Err, yeah it was a bit of a pity actually, cause I was thinking 'Well, showing off my flash suit,' but it just got soaked throughīob: I've just been advised, and Paul told me that this was not going to happen, that your next release in America is going to be a song called 'A Hard Day's Night', it will come out on the 26th of June John: They're not actually, we got them pressed as soon as we got in, they're alrightīob: The Hong Kong tailoring is alright, then?īob: Paul, what was it like out there on the tarmac? the kids got wet for hours, you know so we only got wet for about a quarter of an hour, which is not much compared to that, is it?īob: What upset me, John was the fact that you were wearing those new coachmen coats, or batwing coats for the first time - they must be ruined John: We were having hysterics laughing, it was so funny, coming to Australia and getting on a big van all soaking wet, you know? And at least. John: Yeah, it rained there a couple of days when we first got there, thought it was the end of the world, it was like a monsoonīob: How did you feel about getting wet through like that, I mean that was a great thing to do for your fans not as hard as that rain, I've never seen that, except for in Tahiti John: Well, it's different, in’it? You know “Guys in that set up did not necessarily have any contact with me as a 12 or 14-year-old, with regard to what my name or nickname was, and so from their perspective the way I spoke kind of said I speak like a Pommie.īob: I'm sorry that the weather was so shocking, it could not have been worse “Today, those that know me from school rarely call me Pommie, although it does tend to come out occasionally, they mostly call me by my surname.” “The accent eventually disappeared, but the nickname evolved. Pommie, having gone through the age-group structure, eventually did get his Test and odi debuts, in 1996 against Pakistan, and would go on to play 15 Tests and 29 ODIs respectively, between 19. While a short career in modern-day cricket, it was an eventful stint.Īt the heart of it, is strong West Indies influence. “Today, when I talk to kids I always try to encourage them to be and do whatever they want, but I decided that I wanted to become a cricketer when I was about 13 or 14 years,” said Mbangwa. “Cricket appealed to me, I enjoyed the sport, but I saw that there were guys who were playing cricket as a sport professionally. Mbangwa then shed some light on issues like the quota system and his famous contribution to one of Andy Flower’s 12 Test hundreds. He, however, declined to align his debut selection in 1996, to the now dreaded quota system. “With regard to the quota system, I don’t really think that conversation started, or took centre stage, until probably about the year 2000 and this is from my own memory. “By this, I mean it wasn’t advanced, or viewed as a necessity until that time and prior to that, I remember I got into the side largely due to a series of injuries.
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