Paul Collingwood may be most people's choice as the batsman they would pick to save their team the match on the final day of a test, but Brigadier Block is not likely to be employed by any country wishing to attract tourists.
The nous that Collingwood is renowned for on the pitch seemed to escape him in his new role as an ambassador for Visit Bangladesh.
Whilst promoting the many attractions of said country for tourists ranging from the intrepid explorer or the luxury traveller, the Durham battler said the following when asked to describe Bangladesh's many golf courses that he was due to promote on the forthcoming England tour, which apparently include courses designed by Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus:
"It won't be easy to find a golf course in Bangladesh; if there is one, they'll probably have wooden clubs"
His comments prompted over 2,000 golfers to cancel trips to Bangladesh and Collingwood has subsequently been sacked from his role.
There are also reports that effigies of Collingwood, England replica shirts and ginger wigs are being burnt on the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong. It seems that a hot reception awaits Collingwood and the rest of the England squad.
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