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CANBERRA - Brendon McCullum has received an education in the ways of Roy and HG.
The victim of Andrew Symonds' now infamous "lump of s***" radio interview is now fully aware of the nature of the sports comedy duo's program - thanks to Prime Minister's XI skipper Justin Langer.
Showing diplomacy skills which would have undoubtedly impressed his new boss, Langer sought out McCullum on arrival in Canberra for Ttoday's clash against New Zealand to explain one of the few cultural differences between the nations.
"I was just saying to Brendon before, I hope you understand who he was talking to, he was talking to Roy and HG, and he said, `who's that, a company?' and I said, `no, it's like talking to John Cleese on the radio'."
Symonds will front a Cricket Australia disciplinary hearing today over the alcohol-fuelled on-air incident, which occurred last week.
"The world's gone mad, he was talking to Roy and HG," Langer said.
"When you talk to Roy and HG - having done it - it's pretty hard to be serious.
"He obviously would regret what he said, probably using the s-word.
"I think we've got to put it into some sort of perspective, I hope some common sense prevails."
And Langer backed Australian cricket's own Roy to make a return from injury to the Australian side.
"It's not because he can field brilliantly and he can be a matchwinner with the bat and he can bowl offspin and medium pace but it's actually his humour and his character within the dressing room which makes him such a valuable part of the dressing room," Langer said.
"We all can't be serious like Justin Langer."
- AAP
