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England T20 captain Harry Brook simply cannot do anything normally. If it’s not batting, it’s pre-match hydration, and if it’s not pre-match hydration, it’s pterodactyl wrangling.
We’ve previously reported on Babar Azam’s hugely impressive competence as a pterodactyl fighter.
Here he beckons one as Moeen Ali watches the beast descend.
Look how calm Babar is – almost distant. Also notice how calm Moeen is: a clear indication of his complete confidence in Babar’s abilities.
Most believe that the Pakistani has mastered all the necessary skills for this respected but niche project. Witness this demonstration of ‘the claw’ technique and tell us he couldn’t have gone pro.
It always seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t do. But here comes Harry Brook to do things differently again.
We had always assumed that the central premise of pterodactyl wrangling was to lure the creature down and ‘land’ on the grass.
That’s the whole point, right? That’s what it’s all about? Everyone knows that. You’d have to be embarrassingly ignorant not to realize that arguing is all about getting a pterodactyl from A to B and that A is the sky and B is the ground.
It never occurred to us, therefore, that a wrestler might see fit, during a descent, to extend his arm as an inviting spot, like a falconer.
No glove or anything. Remember the claws! Madness.
As always, Brook has evoked contrasting emotions with this innovation. Mike Atherton is clearly amused by his ambition, while Mitchell Santner looks tense and concerned at how events might unfold.
However, Richie Richardson’s answer is the easiest to interpret. If ever a look said, ‘Just What Do you think you do?” it’s this one.
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