[Rory Waterman]

Originally Posted by Jerome Betts

So that's his GCSE. Do you think he's ready for A-levels yet - jaffas, yorkers, googlies, Chinamen, reverse swing and ball-tampering?

'Jaffas' and 'googlies' are alternate names for what one might get hit in, without the right protective clothing, and 'yorkers!' is what one traditionally yells when this occurs. 'China, men' is the phrase called out by an umpire when it is time to break for tea. I'm too embarrassed to go into reverse swinging and ball tampering, but it all goes on in the world of cricket. Part of our culture.