The Final Dig?

The Final Dig?
Studio album (Comedy) by The Twelfth Man
Released 3 December 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Australian humour music, Comedy
Length 2:26:00
Label EMI
Producer Billy Birmingham, David Frogatt
The Twelfth Man chronology

Bill Lawry... This is Your Life
(1997)		 The Final Dig?
(2001)		 Boned!
(2006)

The Final Dig? is the seventh album released (eighth released overall) by The Twelfth Man, released on 3 December 2001.[1]

The Final Dig? went to number one on the Australian ARIA Chart for five weeks and went multi-platinum.[2]

Story

Richie Benaud decides to retire. Channel 9 Commentary Team Selection Committee has to choose a new Commentary Team Captain for when Richie Benaud retires to his vineyard estate, 'Chateau Verdaflore', in the South of France. In the running for the Captain are all the current commentary team of Bill Lawry, Tony Greig, Mark 'Tubby' Taylor, Ian Healy and Ian Chappell. Richie gives them advice on how they can improve their chances of being picked as commentary team captain. He advises Tony to get a hairpiece (Tony takes Greg Matthews' advice on the matter and buys a wig from Advanced Hair Hats with a ponytail), Bill to get several centimetres of his nose cut off (Bill's nose job results in Richie vomiting at the sight of it) and Ian to take some speaking lessons (Ian shows Richie what he has learnt from the class during a match, which pleases Richie).

There is outside chance on Hansie Cronje and also former Kiwi Captain Martin Crowe. Audition tapes are also sent in by Ray Martin, Mike Munro, Eddie McGuire, Darrell Eastlake, Ray Warren, Molly Meldrum, Max Walker, and Jim Waley.

Kerry Packer then announces that Darrell "HUGGGGE" Eastlake and Max Walker will become the new captains. Richie hates these two, and decides to stay on for another season - just as Kerry planned.

Track listing

Disc One

  1. The Lunch
  2. Commentary Team Training
  3. Richie's Office At Channel 9 (Part one)
  4. Richie's Office At Channel 9 (Part two)
  5. Australia v New Zealand (Part one)
  6. Australia v New Zealand (Part two)
  7. David's Office At Channel 9
  8. Australia v New Zealand (Part three)
  9. Australia v New Zealand (Part four)

Disc Two

  1. The Commentator's Office
  2. The Airport
  3. On The Plane
  4. The Hotel Check-In
  5. David's Home Study
  6. Australia v South Africa (Part one)
  7. Australia v South Africa (Part two)
  8. The Announcement
  9. Just Brilliant!

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2001 Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
2002
Preceded by
The Album by Bob the Builder		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
10 December 2001 – 13 January 2002 		Succeeded by
Come with Us by The Chemical Brothers

References

  1. ↑ "12th Man - Final Dig? Audio CD". cd Universe. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Meet Billy". 12th Man. Retrieved 22 December 2012.