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WTC Remember Temba

Lovingly lauded.. they marauded.. rightly applauded

Saffa gaffers did thrill 

Willow wielding wizards of Oz

Yielding…lampooned..marooned..jaffas 

Festooned spill just like Seville .


Must remember..the ember burning

Yearning of Temba Bavuma

Kept his sense of humour

Despite being the victim of flimsy whimsy


Many a nasty rumour

I implore you to ignore the tumour 

That is Michael Vaughan…dim..grim

Pompous pig or obnoxious prig 

Having a dig..more clickbait hate p**n


Unsung and hamstrung..stoic heroic

Temba has brung salvation for a nation 

With no Cronje bung..

The only stifling snub

Hell bent pundits in pulpits scream

Not just trifling .. no defending the Saffa culprits

Blunder of sending a sub par side

Alright trite s**e team down under..


Only one man stood sentry…Aidan Markram..often ignored..

Even deplored…a national pastime…his crime

Not being as sublime as in his teenage prime

But such touch..much gumption & grit

Did his bit…hit a century


Sod the rest…now a cricketing god

Against the odds.. has always saved 

His Test best for the Aussie conquest..

No longer a sinner…the match winner..

Only one other Saffa..biff Smith’s 

Scored more second innings tons..


They did vanquish their perpetual anguish

Their hullabaloo..voodoo..ending 

The choke complex.. the hex hoodoo..

No longer Bill Murray day of the groundhog

Finally went the way of the underdog..

So Aidan and Temba we will always remember when 

You gave South African Cricket their own 

Homegrown ticket to the 25th of December..

Has been glummer.. Gory…still got the bummer 

Of no tests in their upcoming home summer

But this a story of glory

Not being woke…not about race

The colour of his face

In history Temba Bavuma with such grace

The best ever test run chase at Lords

Nabbed his place…as the bespoke bloke & ace 

Who broke the finals choke & grabbed the golden mace..




Copyright © Toby Bennett

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