Ever seen a cricket game?

It's truly a mystery to anyone raised on baseball. The umpire holds the batter's sweater while the batter bats. Guys hit the ball and don't run; guys run and don't hit the ball - I have no idea. And the whole game grinds to a halt every now and then while all the players have tea.

And don't ever ask anybody about it - this is the kind of thing you'll get:

LONDON, England -- Darrell Hair's premature removal from international cricket is the culmination of a controversial first-class career which began in 1989.

He stood in 76 Tests starting with Australia's game against India in 1992 in Adelaide, when the visitors were unhappy with some of the lbw verdicts delivered by Hair and Peter McConnell, who was officiating in his last Test.

Eight times Indians were given out leg before while all but two of their appeals were rejected.

A year later at the same ground it was the Australians who were upset when Hair gave out Craig McDermott caught behind to give West Indies victory by one run.