In a surprising move former deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been announced as Darren Lehmann’s replacement as coach of the Australian cricket team.
“It is an honour to get the tap on the shoulder especially at the moment as I have two families to feed so I need the extra coin,” said Coach Joyce. “It also provides me the opportunity to take these young men and teach them the right way to go about things.”
“I want to bring back honesty and integrity to the Australian team. They should be more like politicians than sportsmen.”
The appointment of Joyce as coach has been met with disbelief in some quarters and anger in others.
Cricket Australia CEO (for now) James Sutherland said of the appointment: “Well he’ll probably do a better job than Boof and if he brings the whole team down then we can always hold another review and start again.”
Barnaby Joyce takes over as coach of the Australian team on April 1st.
You can check out our new show Decennium Horribilius at this year’s Sydney Comedy Festival. Hosted by The (un)Australian, the quiz show features teams of some of Sydney’s best comics trying to answer questions about the decade of the 1990s — with prizes for the audience.
Saturday May 5, 5.30pm. The Factory Theatre. Book tickets here.
You can follow The (un)Australian on twitter or like us on facebook.
Categories: Sport
Trump Refuses To Concede That He Lost The Masters To Dustin Johnson 
Please, Gamble Irresponsibly: Aussies reminded of tax revenue ahead of Melbourne Cup 
The (un)Australian’s Melbourne Cup Sweep 
NRL Fans Urged To Take A Knee In Protest Of State Of Origin Anthem Ban 
Leave a Reply