- Aussie captain Pat Cummins visited Jeremy Clarkson’s farm
- Pair performed farmyard cricket, drank beer and talked enterprise
Pat Cummins has revealed particulars of his energetic go to to Jeremy Clarkson’s farm the place he not solely examined out the TV star’s new enterprise thought, but additionally watched him skol a beer at 10 within the monring.
Just some days forward of the World Check Championship closing at Lord’s, Clarkson welcomed the Australian cricket captain to his well-known Oxfordshire farm, Diddly Squat, to movie a section for the present.
The previous High Gear presenter was blunt about his sporting preferences.
‘I’ve by no means been a fan of cricket,’ Clarkson remarked.
‘I all the time had an excessive amount of hay fever to know what was occurring.’
Chatting with 9’s As we speak present, Cummins revealed that Clarkson had another excuse to have an interest within the sport.
Aussie cricket captain Pat Cummins visited former High Gear host Jeremy Clarkson at his farm to report a section for the host’s well-liked new present
Cummins stated Clarkson was very impressed along with his Aussie beer, Mountain Tradition, and skolled a glass of it at 10am
‘He grows willow timber, so he is making cricket bats,’ stated Cummins.
‘I feel he sees a fortune sooner or later the place he’ll promote these willow timber throughout to India or Australia, so he talked industrial phrases on a few of these issues somewhat than cricket.’
Cummins performed an impromptu recreation of farmyard cricket the place he examined out the bat, earlier than having a spherical of beers at 10am within the morning.
The Aussie skipper even cracked out a few of his Mountain Tradition pale ales and provided them to Clarkson.
‘Beloved it,’ stated Cummins.
‘He tried the Mountain Tradition Standing Quo. Beloved it. I do not assume he was simply being well mannered, both. It was about 10 o’clock within the morning and he principally skolled it.’
Cummins says he was excited to be returning to the house of cricket on Wednesday towards South Africa.
‘I visited right here (Lords) as a 13-year-old and we did the tour as a household,’ stated Cummins.
Cummins (pictured third from left) despatched down just a few deliveries because the present’s stars performed cricket with a bat made out of willow grown on Clarkson’s farm
Cummins (pictured proper with ball in hand) is making ready to steer Australia towards South Africa at Lord’s on this week’s World Check Championship closing
‘I nonetheless do not forget that each time I come right here.
‘It is English, it is the place cricket began and it does really feel that additional little bit particular.’
He wasn’t certain which facet would have the house floor benefit, nonetheless.
‘I really feel like every English followers who flip up will likely be going for South Africa,’ he smiled.
‘We do have a whole lot of Aussies right here in London who I am certain will likely be displaying their faces. Who is aware of?’
Later this 12 months, the skipper will return once more to England to steer the Aussies in one other Ashes marketing campaign.
