Tuesday 13 August 2013

Knock-out Boxeroos

Nine foot tall boxing kangaroos sparred with spectators.
Fans nicknamed the 'Boxeroos', Warner and Root after the earlier much-publicised 'punch' incident between the opening batsmen, Australian David Warner and Joe Root of England.
And behind the masks were 22-year-old's Josh Greenslade from Bognor Regis and Tim Wong from Kings Lynn.
The University of Nottingham friends - who now both have degrees - were employed to entertain the crowds by global entertainment company, Area 51.
It's a physically demanding job, only possible in hour-long sessions and the unique blade-runner style stilts (unveiled below) means they can never stand still.
Tim said: "To keep your balance means you can never stand still. Its about four times as tiring as running or trampolining and really energy intensive.
"We've had some great banter with the fans - although many of them were really disappointed to discover we don't come from Australia!"
The Boxeroos tower above Yorkshire tea lady, 27-year-old Carly Sunderland, from York.

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