Still the 12th Man
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Still the 12th Man is the fourth album released by The Twelfth Man
The Twelfth Man
The Twelfth Man is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices...

. Released in 1992 for the season 1992-93, it reached number one on the ARIA Album Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

.

Plot

A day in the life of Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud
Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE is a former Australian cricketer who, since his retirement from international cricket in 1964, has become a highly regarded commentator on the game....

, the "captain" of the Channel 9 cricket commentary team. Resembling a game between Australia and Pakistan, this album includes Bruce Reid
Bruce Reid
Bruce Anthony Reid is an Australian cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003-04 tour to Australia....

 literally falling apart, Tony Greig
Tony Greig
Anthony "Tony" William Greig is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in Queenstown, South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall batting all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the...

 and Bill Lawry
Bill Lawry
William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match, played in 1971...

 hijacking the commentary box and Max Walker
Max Walker
Maxwell Henry Norman Walker AM is a former Australian cricketer and VFL/AFL footballer. Formerly an architect, he currently works as a media commentator and motivational speaker and has diverse business interests.- Football career :...

 streaking and hijacking the commentary box. In fact, it gets so bad for Richie that he has to leave early. This album also contains his hit single Marvellous!, as the last track.

Disc one

  1. Scene 1 (3:03)
  2. Scene 2 (1:31)
  3. Scene 3 (2:16)
  4. Scene 4 (2:48)
  5. Scene 5 (Pakistani team pronunciation) (3:48)
  6. Scene 6 (6:47)
  7. Scene 7 (Australia v Pakistan, Part 1) (13:33)
  8. Scene 8 (Australia v Pakistan, Part 2) (22:45)
  9. Scene 9 (1:21)
  10. Scene 10 (Marvelous!) (8:12)
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