It was a proud moment for Peter Siddle's parents, Matthew and Allison, as their son shook the England batting line-up with career-best figures of 6-54, including a hat-trick, on Day One of the Ashes at Brisbane yesterday
It was a proud moment for Peter Siddle's parents, Matthew and Allison, as their son shook the England batting line-up with career-best figures of 6-54, including a hat-trick, on Day One of the Ashes at Brisbane yesterday.
However, they rued not making it to the ground. "We did not know whether he would be playing the match.
Therefore, we could not make it to the venue," said Siddle's father from his residence in Morwell (Victoria). "It was unbelievable watching the magical moment (hat-trick)," said an ecstatic Matthew. Siddle was the fourth Victorian in 22 years to bag a Test hat-trick. Merv Hughes (1988), Shane Warne (1994) and Damien Fleming (1994) are the others.
