Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist has sent a humorous clip to his former teammate Brett Lee, just in time for the American rock band Six and Out to make a stage comeback. The band, which featured Richard Chee Quee, Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson, Lee and his brother Shane, and others from the 1990s and early 2000s, will play a special gig in Melbourne on Thursday night, December 28.
Since his partner Jodie Haydon was a major fan of “Six and Out” during the band’s heyday, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked that the rock group reunite for the Marrickville Lawn Tennis Club’s 100th anniversary. This gave the three of them the inspiration to continue with their reunion, and this summer they have three gigs scheduled: December 28 at The Espy in St Kilda, January 3 at Paddington RSL in Sydney, and January 19 at The Gov in Adelaide.
When they were, dare I say it, at their best, Haydon and Albanese enjoyed listening to Six and Out. Brett Lee used to store his CDs in the front seat of his car when we all had them. Adam Gilchrist remarked, “He had a great back catalogue of music, all kinds of music.” Every CD in his car was taken, with the exception of the Six and Out CD, after it was broken into. Gilchrist made a Fox Cricket joke.
The backyard cricket regulation known as “Six and Out,” which stipulates that a player will be immediately given out if they smash a maximum that results in the ball being lost, is the source of the rock band’s moniker. Among their most well-known songs is “Can’t Bowl, Can’t Throw.”. The historic cricket incident between Shane Warne, Scott Muller, and Cameraman Joe during Australia vs. Pakistan’s second Test in Hobart in 1999 is referenced in the song’s title.
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