Demonstone

Mallett is correct. All other suggestions are not. Only player eliminated for being too good thus far is WCW.

See my reply two posts above yours.

Don't think he played in the past 50 years, Mr. Rackham. You will also need to show your reasoning for any other responses.

Walker and Nash incorrect. Don't forget the clues are cryptic, not straightforward. Armstrong also incorrect although your logic is impeccable. Langer is spot on! "Fishy" hints at an anagram, in this case angler/Langer. "Goes the hook" complements the angler part of the clue and also applies to a cricket shot.

Well done WCW, Lawson is the correct answer for the reasons you outlined.

Bollinger incorrect. Fire away with your next answer! Don't worry about ol' Mazer. The limit of two correct answers per customer also applies to him.

Carey not the answer but I see where you're coming from. Reminder to all posters to explain your reasoning.

Redpath is correct. Communist = red plus track = path. That was the easy one!

* Disclaimer: I know this is the main footy forum, but I'm not sure that many posters look at the other forums. Well, here we are Demonlanders. We've survived another Christmas Day and recovered (to some extent) from the self-inflicted food coma. Those of us not at the MCG are blobbing on the couch watching the Boxing Day Test Match on TV and thinking about ham and/or turkey sandwiches for lunch. What better time to run the cricket quiz I threatened some time back? Below is a set of cryptic clues which represent a team of Australian Test Cricketers (including 12th man) from the past 50 years. They are not in batting order because I don't want to give too much away. Some clues are trickier than others. There is also a supplementary cricket flavoured musical teaser for those who are gluttons for punishment. Please post your answers in this thread rather than sending me a PM, but I would ask that people restrict themselves to two (2) correct answers to let others have a go. I would also prefer if posters could outline the reasoning behind their answers, but I will explain the solutions if necessary. 1. Commentator's leg. LAWSON 2. Not only a cricketer. LYON 3. Hard hitter. MALLETT 4. One-stroke engine. CUMMINS 5. I belch when his name is brought up. BICHEL 6. Made a sparkling hundred. STARC 7. Not from Victoria. Disgusting!! WAUGH 8. Grinds away all day. MILLER 9. Fishy angler went the hook. LANGER 10. Mick wouldn't select him. MOSS 11. Went down the Communist track. REDPATH 12. They're the rules, young man. LAWSON BONUS CRICKET RELATED MUSICAL QUESTION: Bros sound like they take the opportunity to make music. GREGORIAN CHANTS

I was almost too afraid to read the next line.

Not me. I'm trying to corrupt it with poor jokes and blasphemy.

Apparently his real name is Andy. Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me etc. His dad's name is Harold. Our Father, who art in Heaven, Harold be thy name etc.

"The list of people who have passed away too young is so long" is the sentence preceding the list. I suspect it was an honest error and perhaps it was meant to read Steven Clark, who died aged only 44.

I'm going to spend Christmas morning by attaching a giant novelty bow to the bonnet of my car, parking in front of a random house until I hears squeals of delight then speed off around the corner to find my next victim.

I thought we were celebrating the birth of Santa Claus? Veering further off topic, it's a good time of the year to be an ice addict. No more sleeps until Christmas!

I also wondered about that Sparrow caption, Timothy. I'm not sure if it is that roost for goal because he had four Bulldog would-be tacklers coming at him from all points of the compass and that image only shows one. Could just be the angle and how the picture was cropped, of course.

I bought this book yesterday and finished reading it last night. It was thoroughly enjoyable and I particularly liked the way he talked about each of the regular senior players who contributed to our Premiership glory. This is a worthy addition to my collection of MFC books. There were a few minor errors which I am prepared to overlook given that it's by Max and about Melbourne. However, it is extremely puzzling that, among the list of deceased former players and coaches on page 135, he includes Steven Armstrong. As far I'm aware, Steven is still alive and kicking.

Yes, fester ye merrily on high Demonlanders. If any of you are alone and have nobody to spend Christmas Day with, please let me know. I need to borrow some extra chairs.

I'd be tempted to go with tun as winning the flag has led to a lot of alcohol being consumed.

Yes, the MRP saw it.

I just had a go and got every question correct in under 90 seconds. Alas, my first three attempts were not as successful.

Will it be a full-length game or a trunkated version?

Konrad Marshall, who writes for The Age and SMH, worked with Max on the book.

Slightly off topic, but is there a better player number in world sport than Root 66?