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Why can't people simply call him by his real name instead of some easy sounding English name?

The same reason people call you Spanker rather than Sanjeev.

"This ball is full, and Abraham Benjamin de Villiers defends."

"Okay, the new man Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas strides to the ... oh, he's out already."

To be fair, Vaas usually gets his full first name....

.... well, one of them.

Technically his fifth name. :-)

Why can't we call him MS ?

"This ball is short - and Michael Edward Killeen Hussey hooks it to the boundary!"

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
Why can't we call him MS ?

Go ahead.

You call Vaas, vaas, nothing else. You wouldn't call him Cameron Vaas would you? Just to suit your tongue!

"MS" sounds like other things, though, one of which is not at all pleasant. Might be a factor, if you want everyone to follow your lead.

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Originally posted by PeterCS:
"This ball is full, and Abraham Benjamin de Villiers defends."

AB de Villiers. Not Anil de Villiers!

So what shall we call Sajid Mahmood?

Steve McClaren?

Kabir Ali=-Kevin Andrews?

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
You call Vaas, vaas, nothing else. You wouldn't call him Cameron Vaas would you? Just to suit your tongue!

You could if you like.

If he liked it, like Panesar likes Monty, even more reason perhaps ....


And you could call McGrath "Grenn" or Goolen" or "Golem", if you felt like it.

No one's stopping you (I hope).

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
So what shall we call Sajid Mahmood?

Steve McClaren?

"Saj" seems favourite.

Or just respect him and call Panesar. Like Vaas gets called Vaas !!!!!!

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
Kabir Ali=-Kevin Andrews?

Nice one. Or "Rory McGrath"?

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Originally posted by PeterCS:

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
So what shall we call Sajid Mahmood?

Steve McClaren?

"Saj" seems favourite.

So it doesn't tickle your bland tongue?

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Originally posted by PeterCS:

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
Kabir Ali=-Kevin Andrews?

Nice one. Or "Rory McGrath"?

Or even Jerry Springer!

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
Or just respect him and call Panesar. Like Vaas gets called Vaas !!!!!!

That's what he gets called, alternately with "Monty".

Flintoff = "Scooby Doo"? Sounds fine to me.

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:

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Originally posted by PeterCS:

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Originally posted by Gerry Chitty:
Kabir Ali=-Kevin Andrews?

Nice one. Or "Rory McGrath"?

Or even Jerry Springer!

Indeed. Or you could call him Vik Solanki. Errrr, I mean Vikram Singh Solanki. (Man, what a giveaway!)

V Solanki= Victor Solomon?

Personally I'm for renaming Ian Bell "Yasir Ben-Ali".