That Dirty Dog And Other Naughty Stories For Good Boys And Girls (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
‘Cricket-crazy,’ his dad said. It was cricket-this, cricket-that. Cricket before school. Cricket after school. If Pete didn’t have a bat or ball in his hand, his mum used to take his temperature. Peter wouldn’t let his dad or his little brother Robbie rest for a minute. Always wanting to have a hit in the backyard, always wanting to bat first, and never, ever going out LBW. Some nights Peter wore his pads to bed. And Rob reckoned that on windy, scary nights, he wore his protector as well. As Peter grew older, he started to play in the under-thirteens competition. His love of cricket became even greater. And people started noticing something. Peter was becoming a good little player. But Pete didn’t want to be just good. He wanted to play for Australia! It was something he’d heard on the radio that did it. A young Indian batsman was asked when he’d first wanted to play for India. ‘From the moment I picked up a bat,’ he answered. Yes, that’s me! Pete thought. I’m not crazy.
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