Siren of Titan
Lots of cricket and soccer on here. And then random things I love and question. Thanks for stopping by.
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Scruffy Kane at a New Zealand Media Conference at Royal Garden Hotel on May 01.
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The headgear is throwing me off, Roman.
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Oh, Gigi.

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New Italy shirt unveiled at Coverciano in Florence.
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He’s obviously a genius batsman - his record is testament to that. Where he is at in his career at the moment, he’s as good as anyone who has played the game - probably barring Bradman.
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Brendon McCullum heaping praise on his English counterpart during a press conference.

Alastair Cook replies in kind to the Kiwi captain assertion: “It’s very nice of him to say that … I’m not quite sure where he’s got that from. You could talk about his genius batting, the way he hits the ball sometimes.”

I’m not quite sure where he got that from either, Cooky, but you guys are both awesome. May the best flatterer win.

Felix Baumgartner during a presser at the Windsor Atlantic Hotel during day 2 of the 2013 Laureus World Sports Awards on March 9, 2013 in Rio.
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We need to keep his feet on the ground - you know what these Yorkshiremen are like - but he’s done well.
— Alastair Cook, on Joe Root after the match-winning knock he put in in the 2nd ODI against New Zealand.
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