Bush tries cricket

I never thought I'd see the day when George Bush - who is affectionately nicknamed "dubya" and more appropriately called a dumbwitted fool by those who work for him - plays cricket. But, here's the Texan tosser himself wielding a bat and trying to assimilate himself into another culture. It wouldn't surprise me if he thought cricket was a country, or a small farm dwelling on his thousand acre ranch. Credit to him, though, for at least giving us the opportunity to point and laugh at the silly idiot. Reuters has more:

Then the president was coached while batting at the wicket by Salman Butt, a member of Pakistan's cricket team, with Inzamam-ul-Haq, the team captain, nearby to also lend his expertise.

Bush, in a blue shirt with sleeves rolled up, played with tennis balls, which are much softer than stone-hard cricket balls. One student, Asif Raza, said he hoped Bush's foray onto a cricket pitch would promote the sport in America.

    The president's first couple of hits went off to the side, but the Pakistani players were charitable.

    "Not bad for a first time," one boy said.

    But his last hit was better and the ball flew off into some trees. One ball hit him on the back.

    He then tried his hand at bowling. "Very nice, very nice," one girl said.

    Bush, in Pakistan on the last leg of a tour of South Asia, was modest about his first-time performance.

    "Haven't quite got the skills yet," he said.

    Pakistan's most famous-ever cricketer, former captain-turned-politician Imran Khan, spent Saturday confined to his home where authorities detained him to thwart his plan to lead a march to protest against Bush's visit.

There's not much more to add, is there?

Will Luke writes for Cricinfo.com and edits The Corridor of Uncertainty