I’m going out

As Sean of Elsternwick knows, being paid to talk and write about sport is not a strong indication that you are proficient at talking or writing.

Earlier, I was watching a match between India and New Zealand from the Women’s Cricket World Cup. A run out decision had been referred to the third umpire, and the commentators were discussing the matter. A female commentator, whose identity is unknown to me, stated her opinion this way:

“I’m going out. I’m going out.”

I think the commentator’s point was that she thought the batsmen had been run out, and not that she herself had plans for the evening, or a pressing need to leave the commentary area (or any of the number of other ways to understand the line).

Anyway, it made me chuckle.