It’s not every day that sports makes me smile, but oh glorious is today for the way that a streaker got whacked by Andrew Symonds.
The story is that Australian cricket all-rounder Andrew Symonds ‘collided’ with a streaker who disrupted a match between his team and India. The dude, one Robert Murray David Ogilvie, ran onto the field and evaded a dozen security guards before being body checked by Symonds on the pitch.

Streaker In Flight

Now, let’s not forget that Symonds is a 6ft 1in professional sportsman who weighs 94kg and trains with the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team. He’s Australian cricket’s answer to Vinnie Jones. Ogilvie didn’t stand a chance.

The press reported it variously as everything from a ‘collision’ to a ‘tackle’ to a ‘trashing’ but everyone agrees that Symonds rocked and the episode certainly won’t damage his reputation as a red-blooded male.

Youtube has the entire thing here or, for the insta-grats, the highlights package here.

And the outcome? The streaker was charged and fined, no charges have been brought against Symonds and Ogilvie had the following to say

“It was great actually… it was just like playing football,”
Asked whether he had any intention of bringing assault charges against Symonds, Ogilvie said: “No, wake up to yourself”.

Ogilvie apologised to the cricketers involved in yesterday’s match but said he did not regret his naked run.
“You only live once, don’t you?” he said.

However, he insisted his streaking days were over.
“No, done it once, that’s enough isn’t it?”

What more could you ask for in a news story? Sports. Nudity. A victimless crime and a happy ending for all.