Revel in partisan Aussie crowd – just like Ronnie

By Joshua Peck

Copycats: Ronnie Irani in front of the Aussie crowd
PICTURE: Getty Images

ASK the Australian public what they remember of Ronnie Irani and don’t be surprised if the answer is his warm-up routine. Now the former England all-rounder is reminding the current Three Lions squad to enjoy the partisan Aussie crowd.
Irani endeared himself to Australian hearts in 2002 when, unbeknown to the then Essex captain, the hundreds behind him at the MCG in an ODI started copying his own routine.
When Irani, now 46, did realise, he joined in the fun, speeding up and ...

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