My brother used to live in Taunton back in 1989/90. I was visiting him and we were out for a drink one night and we went into what was then The County Hotel for a piss. As we approached the toilets Merv Hughes came out. I said "Alright Merv'" to him and he replied "Yeah guys, you coming for a beer?" So after having a piss we went into the hotel bar and the whole Aussie test team and support staff were in there boozing it up as they were playing Somerset that week. What a cracking night on the beer we had with those guys, they really were top blokes.

The most satisfying ones are when a competent also-ran gets the better of a truly world-class player. So, for me, it's Eddo and Ormond that take the prize.

The one about the biscuit was the best. I like biscuits.

how is it a video?? i call it power point presentation.

HILARIOUS !!! Thanks.

Super compilation. Cant help bursting out!

There's three Aussie lads in a team down the pub quiz, and they're just the same with the sledging, very funny. Always last in the quiz though.

For me Tuffers' was the best one. He's a funny prick, and absolute comedy gold when he was commentating for Australian Radio on Triple M at the last Ashes Series. A joy to listen to.

They have got to have some guts to sledge folks like Richards... if you get him pissed off the consequences can be rather severe.

Star Wars: Episode 9: Phil Tufnell vs The Empire

No exactly a sledge but when Warne bowled Gatting with the 'ball of the century' the English batsman at the non striker's end turned to him and said: 'If that had been a pork pie you'd never had got it past him'

I doubt Warney would've lost too much sleep over the #2 sledge. In 13 Test innings against Australia, Cullinan made 8 single-figure scores, never made it past 50, and averaged 12.75. I don't think ANY sledge can compensate for figures like those!!

Great compilation - font, cartoon captions and music 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍

McGrath was savage. He once told England lacked 3 skills- batting, bowling and fielding 😂

Is it just me or was Mcgrath vs atherton the most hilarious?

That made me laugh - thanks!

There's one small problem with the Steve Waugh to Gibbs sledge. It never happened and I've heard Steve Waugh confirm this at least 5 times over the years. Cool story but simply not true.

No 18 is factually incorrect. It was Aus (not SA) that needed to win to stay in the WC. They did of course and these two went on to play THAT semifinal

Brilliant!

Priceless .... Cricket humour is the best! ROFL!

You forgot one of the best ones. On January 20, 1996, On January 20, 1996, Ian Healy to Arjuna Ranatunga: “You don’t get a runner for being overweight, unfit, fat c**t!”

Rofl.. such a classic collection mate.. Aussies at both the ends.. taking shit giving shit.. legends cricket would be boring without them

Video not complete without Venkatesh Prasad vs Aameer Sohail.

excellent video

Daryl Cullinan's is an absolute beauty. Fine player too.

"you just dropped the world cup"..wow that was something

Some good wit right there

You missed a good one. Fred Truman was bowling really quick and straight, first ball the batsman shuffled across the crease and looked stone cold LBW. The umpire remained unmoving, and Fred queried the non decision, next ball same again, absolutely plum. Umpire again remained uninterested in the appeal, and Fred ripped into the umpire again, third ball Fred splayed the batters stumps, on his way back past the umpire he said "nearly got him that time!!" 😂 This obviously occured in the sixties, but i can't remember the batsman or umpires names, but I think someone can fill in the blanks.

#6 Has got to be one of the earliest YoMama jokes ever told 😂😂😂. Fred Trueman way ahead of his time.

My favourite was Freddie's " Mind the windows Tino."

The not even the best player in your family one is brutal.

Ravi shastri's response was savage🤣🤣

Number three by top bloke James Ormond reigns supreme!!!

That botham one and the mars bar one had me actually cry with laughter! 😂

I think there's a mistake in that last picture: it's nowhere near fat enough to be Gatt.

Brutal cricket action. Should have included the break for water-cress sandwiches.

No 10!! Genius comeback

Very good.

Merv Hughes, now that is a proud mustache.

yes very well represented video and good search also but you spelled umpire wrong

The Eddo Brandes one 😂

The maker of this video from somewhere in the sub-continent? Not surprised.

Put a mars bar down at full length.... brilliant..

Ravi Shastri's words are always savage

Merv looks like ABHINANDAN

Merv Hughes 😂💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦 Too be fair everyone in this clip is a someone.Merv though takes it to another level 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 great post

I wondered how Abhinandan started playing cricket

Great to see these, it doesn't matter wether they are Aussies or not but those were the days you could enact FREE SPEECH without being hounded down on social bloody media for it!!Some classic spur of the moment comments...just love them!Wish it was more like that these days but seems you can't say a thing without someone getting offended!

So nice

#10 is great. GOT EM!!!!!!!

Glen: sheet at the end of your bat Michael Atherton: yeah its of the ball you bowled

Phil Tufnell had to take on the "Empire"

Amazed that the best from Shane Warne we not in this group of sledges

21 was a picture of Rob Key, not Mike Gatting!!!!

Empire....?

Moral. Of the story is aussies are great sledgers😁

Glenn McGrath gave as good as his wife got 😂😂😂

I reckon it was Victor Richardson not Bill Woodfull who made that comment about Douglas Jardine

Mark benson was not umpiring when tuffnell was playing cricket.

No surprise on the common theme here. Australia.

I can't imagine Tuffers swearing, especially at an umpire.

You just dropped the World Cup - most educated sledge ever.

no.2 is hilarious

What's this music? anyone know?

Eddo Brandes is the best ever response.

That's not Raman Subba Row at 5 .. It's Geoff Pullar

Best in your family is by a country mile the most brutal. Coming from someone who was never seen again.

At the end of the day they'd would all laugh over a beer.....or two.

Shame we didn't see any of Aussie Cricketers' Jack Brabhams famous sledges..

A Mars bar on a good length should do it!!

Let us not forget that sledging was invented by w g grace who would say to the umpire (when given "out") not out .

Who is James Ormond? Did he run an Ica-cream stall?

NEVER NEVER EVER SLEDGE MASTER BLASTER VIV RICHARDS! DO SO AT YOUR PERIL!!

The funny thing is Herschelle didn't even drop it

i like the Botham answer.

10 is an all-time classic

jesus I watched the video and loved it... went to read the comments... stop calling every fucking thing the Australians do fucked up... sledging is part of the game, cricket would be a lot more dull without sledging and the Aussies. both are a huge part of the game...

Some of these sledges were made well before this. Eg bowling a piano etc was a comment from a guy nicknamed Yabba? at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1930s!!!

I can never find a video of anyone sledging one of the great West Indies fast bowlers of yesteryear. Sledging batsmen yes, but bowlers, no. I wonder why ?

"Empire"

Music reminds me of Yellow.

3:00 Epic one

Steve Waugh, the decent bloke when it comes to sledging and Merv Hughes, Mcgrath are dirty blokes when it comes to sledging

I don't mind a bit of give and take verbal touting . A quick and clever response is a bit of witty fun . But as long as it isn't too personal , there are boundaries ( and I don't mean the outfield rope...) That should not be crossed . Apart from that , game on!

18 according to those on the pitch was never said.

I think you should do a top twenty sledges that don't involve an Australian....... Er, top 10? ....... OK, I'll settle for a top 3.

Well I laughed!True or not they sound authentic!!

Those typos 🤣

...or Ian Bothams sledge to Kerry O'Keef ....'oh look, it's the bouncing fence post'.

Ranatunga's reply is not included. "Boon (fielding at short leg) will beat every one to it"

HSV cricket Hamburg Germ

No. 13 best by a mile.

Crikey Jamie Siddons let himself go between sledges.....

Quick, subscribe to save that woman at the end of the video!

And there were no Kiwis in there.

So, wing cdr Abhinandan played cricket before airforce?

It’s not Jardine vs Woodfull - the bastard remark was made by Ian Chappell’s granddad Vic Richardson

Unfortunately the Australians are good at dishing it out, but they complain when it is given back to them. But to be fair, they are Australian sportsmen, and sledging from opponents is a good excuse for when they lose.

Cullinan Viv Eddo Epic

A lot of Aussies