As the Australia coach prepares for the moment Ashes Test,he chats to our columnist about their appreciate of cricket, time together on the pitch and his nine years at Yorkshire. And drinking champagne out of a helmet before batting …
Jason Gillespie Mate, and I occupy to start with the nickname “Boof”…Darren Lehmann A friend called Johnny Giannetto gave it to me when we were playing [Aussie rules] footy growing up in Gawler,north of Adelaide, when we were 12. I used to occupy a big mullet – a bouffant – so it became Boofhead, or then Boof. It just stuck from there. He wants a dollar for every time I get called it he’d be a wealthy man because I rarely hear Darren these days …Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk