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The pain is coming now
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Welcome home, good captain Hassett!
Rich in runs, you'll give us pain
But we have one ancient asset
English grass- and English rain.
Sir Alan Herbert was the speaker. The Australians were invited as they got their 1953 tour underway.
Lindsay Hassett, the skipper, responded: "The pain is coming now", as he stood up to speak.
And then said, "The runs may follow later on...."