The quiet murmurs and steam rifts
from potholes and road bumps
little Tamil, computer Hakim,

on the Bengal bay
Island South-East
as mirage of ocean surface
my mate, Aravinda, or Adam we call ’em,
owns a taxi but in Sydney,
he’s got a reef of social media
Soho at Saville Row
an email account and name

you’d mutter but bowls
wristeriously like Monty Panasar
playing for Randwick-Petersham club
no flick-risk full-flight

reverse-swing Robbie, they called ‘im,
wickets fell at the local oval
Jayawardene bowled eight overs
for 298 at Chennai but bagged
three fa’ in less than six overs.