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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Cometh the Hour, Cometh Mr. Cricket

Cometh the hour, Cometh Mr. Cricket. Just when you thought that Pakistan are dominating, Michael Hussey steps in and plays one of the all time great innings in T20 Internationals. Cameron White struck some lusty blows to get Australia going, but when it came to finishing the job, Mr. Cricket stood up and got Australia home in dramatic style. Pakistan will be absolutely devastated by this loss as they have now lost 12 consecutive International matches to Australia since the Champions trophy in September . Australia win by three wickets and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

Please explain to me the emboldened parts.

Mr. Cricket is Michael Hussey(a player).
  

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It's a play on "Cometh the hour, cometh the man", which is a well-known saying used when someone ("the man") arrives ("cometh") at just the right moment ("the hour") to deal with some difficulty. Here they've substituted "Mr Cricket" for "the man". "Cometh" is an archaic form of "comes".

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  • It's a play on "Cometh the hour, cometh the man", which is a well-known saying used when someone ("the man") arrives ("cometh") at just the right moment ("the hour") to deal with some difficulty.
  • Here they've substituted "Mr Cricket" for "the man".
  • "Cometh" is an archaic form of "comes".
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It's a play on "Cometh the hour, cometh the man", which is a well-known saying used when someone ("the man") arrives ("cometh") at just the right moment ("the hour") to deal with some difficulty. Here they've substituted "Mr Cricket" for "the man".

"Cometh" is an archaic form of "comes".
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