FIRST, there was Bennett King and John Dyson. Then came the recently deposed Bulldogs coach, Steve Folkes. And now, just when you thought the West Indies could not become more True Blue, along comes former Queensland all-rounder Brendan Nash, who yesterday made his Test debut for the Calypso Kings, against New Zealand. He is the first white Test cricketer to play for the Windies since Geoff Greenidge debuted against New Zealand in 1972. Nash enjoyed only moderate success with the Bulls, and upon weighing up his options decided to relocate to Jamaica, the nation for which his father, Paul, competed as a swimmer at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Among those to tune into his Windies debut yesterday was Mitchell Johnson, the Australian paceman who once roomed with Nash during their Queensland days. "I turned the TV on this morning and there he was at gully," Johnson said. "[Shivnarine] Chanderpaul had just taken a catch and I watched him give a high-ten. It was quite funny. I'm proud of him. He's made the most of his opportunity. I just hope he gets a few games for the West Indies and scores a few runs. Hopefully we get a chance to catch up and have a beer." Did Johnson notice any Caribbean traits in Nash while with the Bulls? "He enjoys his Jamaica rum," Johnson said. "So that's a start." Luggage goes AWL The South Africans haven't had the smoothest of entries into Australia. The injuries to key personnel Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn and Paul Harris have been well documented, but not so the Proteas' luggage troubles. Half the team's bags - including most of their equipment - did not make their flight to Perth, forcing team management to delay training schedules. The luggage finally arrived midweek, however the South Africans have since been inconvenienced by rain, which cut short Wednesday's session. Squirmer for Warney The Tonk had the best seat in the house for opening night of Shane Warne The Musical , close enough to watch the man himself giggle and squirm in the dress circle as his life was played out in musical theatre. Warne belatedly gave his blessing to the project, and left his seat to join Eddie Perfect and the cast on stage for a curtain call. The world's greatest bowler is nothing if not a good sport, laughing when Perfect re-enacted his romp in Playboy undies and tugging at his ear in embarrassment during his texting misadventures. "It's quite funny sitting there watching your life in two hours," Warne said. "I reckon I look better in my jocks than Eddie does." While talk of a Warne comeback is fantasy, a bloke who looks like him could be seen at London's West End, judging by the show's raucous reception. "Music theatre's big in England, so is Shane Warne," Perfect said this week. "It'd be great to stand on stage singing about sticking it up the Poms in England." What is beyond doubt, to take up a theme from the musical and as the national selectors have already discovered, is that no one will ever Shine like Shane. Kurt pins them down Finally, an economy not in crisis. We speak of the economy rate of teenage leg spinner Kurt Roughley, who managed to bowl 56 consecutive dot balls yesterday at the national under-19s championships in Newcastle. The NSW tweaker finished with 2-11 off 13 overs against Northern Territory, who were rolled for just 73. For the record, the most consecutive dot balls ever bowled is 137, by Hugh Tayfield for South Africa against England in Durban during the 1956-57 series. In Australia the best mark found was 95 from 19 five-ball overs, by Victorian Hugh Trumble during a match against NSW at the MCG in 1885-86. Second in the order Stuart Clark has hardly had a quiet time of it in between Test series. The Australian paceman became a father for the second time when wife Michelle gave birth to daughter Sophie on Wednesday. All parties are doing well. Kolkata want Hussey Kolkata has quashed rumours they are looking to offload David Hussey. The IPL franchise believes Hussey is a valuable buy on and off the field. "He is a top bloke, he was one of our most valuable players last season, he is fantastic with the kids and he has a very good fan base," Knight Riders team director Joy Bhattacharya said. The Tonk must also clarify that a paragraph in a Herald story this week, stating that Kolkata were rumoured to be looking to sell captain Sourav Ganguly, was obtained from a source in Australia - not India. Ganguly cannot be traded under the current IPL laws, which states that "icon" players are off-limits from transfers.

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