I tip my hat to the West Indies, for putting up a good fight. And so, I'll without reservation, give them an F - as in, 'fighting'.
Be that as I will, I remember once, being in court, as one Mr. Ian Chappell, held court. Chappelli to me, has always appeared to be a down-to-earth chap, not afraid to speak his mind. And in one of his open briefs, I remember him identifying, which batsman he would want to have, bat for him, to save his life. "That little fellow Doug Walters," the former Australian captain said, "if there's any batsman I'd want to bat for my life, it's him."
Granted, Mr. Walters has not always showed-up in a condition, ready to work for Mr. Chappell, his Australian captain. Once he overslept, and showed up late for a Test match, shall we just say, (quote): " under the weather?" Ian chose not to make a big deal out of it. He only had Doug, stationed at third-man, and at both ends of the cricket ground. Walking back-and-forth he presumed, would dry-out the misbehaving batting genius, fast. Doug figured out quickly, what was going on, and so, borrowed a spectator's bicycle, and began to ride, from one end of the cricket ground to the other. "I may be
drunk," Walters might have said, "but, I'm no fool."
