Just not cricket

Two long time friends Arthur and Peter were the biggest cricket fanatics in the world.

For their entire adult lives, Arthur and Peter discussed cricket history in the winter and they pored over every box score during the test match season. They went to 80 games a year.

They even agreed that whoever died first would try to come back and tell the other if there was cricket in heaven. One summer night, Arthur passed away in his sleep after watching the England v Pakistan team victory earlier in the evening.
He died happy man.

A few nights later, his buddy Peter awoke to the sound of Arthur’s voice from beyond.

“Arthur is that you?” Peter asked, “of course it me,” Arthur replied. “This is unbelievable!” Peter exclaimed. “So tell me, do they have cricket in heaven?”

“Well I have some good news and some bad news for you, which do you want to hear first?” “Tell me the good news first.” “Well, the good news is that, yes, there is cricket in heaven, Peter.” “Oh, that is wonderful!

Peter then asked “so what could possibly be the bad news?”
“You’re in the first innings tomorrow night.”