In defence of Justin Langer's compaint about a player walking out with a toasted sandwich in his pocket, as a rule Test cricketers shouldn't take to the field secreting any form of cheesy lava-filled snack on their person. For fielders, it’s something of a trade-off, the extra warmth granted to the palms outweighed by the risk of greasiness if the toastie is made with any reasonable degree of proficiency. Furthermore, the opportunist nature of when the sandwich must be eaten means there is danger of it being consumed too soon, resulting in nasty roof of mouth burns which, for Australians, means impeded chirping and, for everyone else, impeded schadenfreude.
The long and short of a sandwich
The long and short of a sandwich
The long and short of a sandwich
In defence of Justin Langer's compaint about a player walking out with a toasted sandwich in his pocket, as a rule Test cricketers shouldn't take to the field secreting any form of cheesy lava-filled snack on their person. For fielders, it’s something of a trade-off, the extra warmth granted to the palms outweighed by the risk of greasiness if the toastie is made with any reasonable degree of proficiency. Furthermore, the opportunist nature of when the sandwich must be eaten means there is danger of it being consumed too soon, resulting in nasty roof of mouth burns which, for Australians, means impeded chirping and, for everyone else, impeded schadenfreude.