Johnny Cash and Cricket

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22 Mar 2006 07:04 pm

Here's a wonderful example of how global country music can be. In a cricket match against India, the England team was up against it. They needed inspiration:

Flintoff revealed that a blast of country music during the lunch break was behind England's inspired display of seven wickets for 25 runs. "We went in the dressing-room, had our lunch then played a bit of Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire," he said. "It got the lads going and we came out afterwards with a spring in our step."
Matthew Hoggard admitted: "I'm the only guy that's sad enough to have Johnny Cash on his iPod. We had a rousing rendition and that seemed to do the trick."

Still walking the line. Or should that be "bowling"?

(Photo: Robin Jones/Getty)

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