Savs Camp?

By Bert Begler

Sydney (Rueters) - The cricket world is reeling for the second time in as many days as news escapes the Battered Savs "camp" that many of the team may be batting for the other side.

Just hours after the dramatic rescue of the BS's from flaming aeroplane wreckage in the wastelands of the Afghanistan mountains, todays revelation is said to have started from within the embattled team.

It has been a dramatic year for the Savs so far, so many times the brides maids, many in the know were betting the selection policies and encumbent captain, Arjuna, would be scrapped this season for a fresh start, contraversially this has not happened. Speaking at a recent function, ex-Australian batsman david Boon went on record as saying "so many times the Savs have showed promise throughout the season, on and off the pitch, and each time they have let the fans, and more importantly, themselves down. I dont see why this year would be any different. Whats more they couldnt drink themselves out of a wet paper bag". Apart from making no sense, Boon has many supporters. In recent weeks a list of names reading like a veritable whos who of Australian cricket have come out to bag the Savs lack of action. Thompson, lillee, O'Donnell, Gillespie, Walters, Owatabanagastacanads to name but a few are all on record.

This latest revelation could be the making or the breaking of the Savs for this season, and some say the Savs as an entity could self implode. Although the latest rumours of pillow biting are yet to be verified, a recent press release quotes actual members of the Savs squad, all of which have been unavailable for further comment.

One thing is certain, if the supposed brown suitcase packing rumours are true, a chunk of Australia's cricketing heritage could well be no more than skidmarked undies on a bedroom floor.