From Swanny...
The key wicket of the day belonged to Mike Hussey, who had scored at least 50 in each of his five innings to that point, but nicked an Anderson outswinger to depart for eight.
Swann, whose friendship with Hussey dates back to their Northamptonshire days, believes he knows why.
“I said to Hussey that day, and I’ve said to him since, he messed with the cricketing gods,” Swann said.
“He changed his stickers. He had blue stickers before, when he scored all those runs, but his sponsor had obviously got a new range out and they made him bat in orange pads and orange stickers. Never do that! I’m a very superstitious character.”
More superstitious than Jonathan Trott? “Oh yes. He’s got OCD [obsessive-compulsive disorder]. That’s different. You can’t scratch your mark after the game’s finished — that’s not superstition, that’s just craziness.
"Trotty’s round the bend. His kit’s lined up perfectly and his gloves are lined up perfectly. I’ve just got an order I like to do things. I’m ready to bowl after two balls to mid-on. I’ve always believed that if something works, don’t change it. I don’t agree in upsetting whoever’s up there looking down over us.”
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Topic: Superstitions / Traditions... or just plain weird happenings (Read 2527 times)