Brisbane Man With Saturday Ticket All For A Flogging But Someone's Getting A Hiding If This Test Lasts Two Days

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A Brisbane father of two says he is bracing for every possibility this weekend after learning the Second Test at the Gabba may not make it to Saturday due to what experts are calling a green mamba of a pitch.

The man, Nathan from Nathan, who works for Suncorp in the city, told The Advocate this morning that he has been looking forward to a full Saturday at the cricket with his mates for months. His wife works full time in early childhood education and the couple are flat out with work and kids, meaning opportunities of this scale are rare.

Nathan explained that the schedule is tight but achievable. He will leave the house early, meet up his mates at the German Club or wherever, enjoy a breakfast stein, have a full day at the Gabba, head into the city after and be home by midnight. However, reports from the ground have rattled his confidence in the weekend he has carefully built up in his mind. As first revealed by Cricket Et Al, the Gabba strip retains a thick green tinge after repeated cuts and is shaping as one of the liveliest in recent memory. Experts have compared it to the wicket in Perth that produced barely 650 balls and finished inside two days

Nathan said he has no issue with a flogging and would happily watch either side get rolled for 150 if it meant a day in the sun with his mates. But he warned that if the match is over by tomorrow afternoon, somebody will be getting a hiding.

He did not specify who, saying only that the responsible party could be someone from the England coach Brendon McCullum, his British neighbour or even the Gabba curator.

He added that he hopes it does not come to that and that the pitch somehow survives long enough for him to enjoy his one sanctioned day off for the summer.

More to come.