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“He’d Turn To Taity…” Darren Lehmann’s All-Time Tactics For Threatening The Tail

There’s often a lot of mind games out on the field in the middle of a four-day first class game.

As Callum Ferguson found out, it was a bit easier for Darren Lehmann when he had The Wild Thing at his disposal.

On the latest episode of Willow Talk, Ferg recalled a classic story of when Boof used to walk up next to tail-enders who were being a “pain in the backside” – and threaten them.

“He had an asset up his sleeve called ‘The Wild Thing’ – Shaun Tait,” he began.

“There were a number of occasions where the lower order was starting to wag…and Boof used to walk up to them and just say, ‘Now listen…’”

HOW BOOF USED TO THREATEN THE TAIL WITH SHAUN TAIT:

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Ethan Meldrum

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