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Kerry O’Keeffe, a great Australian cricketer and Fox Sports commentator, left her dotted all-star panel with an ironic commentary on the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 71-year-old was speaking with Shane Warne and Mark Howard in Fox Cricket’s comment box during the first test in Adelaide, South Australia on Saturday.
Australia faced India, and later won by eight wickets, when Howard turned the conversation to O’Keeffe and asked the cricket legend to “tell Shane about the lady you met at home.” “.
O’Keeffe began by saying that his duties at Fox Cricket kept him normally busy and away from home.
Although he recently spent a lot more time at home because of the Covid-19 restrictions.
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Australian cricketer and Fox Sports commentator Kerry O’Keeffe (pictured, with Shane Warne) left her dotted all-star panel with a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the pandemic
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“When we had to spend more time at home, I noticed this woman sitting in my living room,” O’Keeffe said.
“And with Covid… I started talking to him.
An amused Warne turned to Howard, slightly confused as to where the anecdote was going, before O’Keeffe uttered his punchline.
“And she told me she was my wife!” Said O’Keeffe.
The panel burst into laughter and Warne hit his knee in a fit of hysteria.
“And we get along really well! Said O’Keeffe. “There is one more to Covid… I met my miss!
O’Keeffe is a well-known cricket identity who rose to stardom throughout the 1970s.
He played as a spinner and was billed as the next great Australian pitcher.
The cricket phenomenon made its test debut against England in the Ashes series in 1971.
He will play 24 tests and two one-day internationals until 1977.
His larrikin personality and quick wit made him the perfect candidate for the role of commentator, and he has moved on between ABC, Triple M and Fox Sports.
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Kerry O’Keeffe (photo, with Shane Warne and Joe Previtera) gave a presentation on the panel during the three days of the first test between Australia and India
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O’Keeffe is a well-known cricket identity who rose to stardom throughout the 1970s
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But in 2018, he courted controversy on Test of India’s third tour of Australia.
He kicked off the first Mayank Agarwal had marked his first triple century first class against the “canteen staff” in India.
He was forced to apologize in an open letter after an intense backlash.
“I accept that some fans don’t always understand my sense of humor – but missing a joke between the overs is very different from what I’ve been accused of on Twitter and in some sections of the media in recent days,” he said. read.
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