Umpire Billy Bowden is decked by a Jones sweep! How marvellous...I mean what a choker...A sweetly-timed shot by the England batsman, which strikes Bowden on the hip, sending sunnies and walkie-talkie flying. Shame for Jones, that was going for four. Bowden will have secretly loved that, the old drama tart." - Meaning and context.">
(2006-11-25), Cricket The Ashes First Test, day three as it happened, publisher: BBC, retrieved: 2007-05-26
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Umpire Billy Bowden is decked by a Jones sweep! How marvellous...I mean what a choker...A sweetly-timed shot by the England batsman, which strikes Bowden on the hip, sending sunnies and walkie-talkie flying. Shame for Jones, that was going for four. Bowden will have secretly loved that, the old drama tart.

— Ben Dirs

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About Ben Dirs

Ben Dirs is a sports journalist for BBC Online who writes about and provides live commentary on a number of sports.