After the Jack Russell comes the Badger
- 21 Mar 07, 06:05 PM
Paul Nixon’s nickname is Badger and it’s easy to work out why when you see him in action behind the stumps.
Apart from the fidgeting and clapping, there is the constant chatter from the 36-year-old, who was a surprise call-up to England’s one-day squad in January.
This was picked up on the stump microphone with New Zealand’s Scott Styris at the crease on Friday: "Come on boys, this is it. Styro's in - he can't afford to get out now. Oh no. Now he's in, he can't afford it.
“One bad shot, that's all it takes. He can't afford that, not now. Come on boys."
Mad as a badger, and the first real character behind the stumps for England since Jack Russell.
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