The crown prince and a pretender to the throne

Sharm de Alwis

From once upon a time which was not very long ago there has lived a commentator of sublime voice and manner, well versed in the subject of rugby who has garnished his clinical dissections of the run of play with some impish and outrageous signatured statements like getting out of jail when the pressure is eased, checking the label for a high tackle and bring it back and put it in the cupboard and throw away the key on a dreadful kick. He has even placed a Sirisena in the awesome third-row of the England team now vying for the William Webb Ellis trophy of the Rugby World Cup.

In his absence the other day my ears were assailed by an insignificant voice which 'stole' without even a 'may I please' the patented trade mark phrase getting out of jail so nonchalantly as though he had coined it himself. One man's wit from another man's lips is a flat joke.

Turtles must not try to fly.