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This Ashes campaign will define his legacy as captain, Root had admitted before the series got underway. Joe Root was struck in the groin Getty Images And yet, there's no question that the transience of Root's physical pain will be nothing compared to the mental anguish he will be feeling at the close of another shattering day. Karma is clearly a dish best served cold.ĭouble such blows, however, in the manner of Sideshow Bob stepping on a rake in The Simpsons, are invariably side-splittingly hilarious - not least because, in this case, the ultimate punchline was still to come, courtesy of Mitchell Starc, Australia's plum-squelcher-in-chief, who hounded Root from around the wicket to the bitter end of a bitter day.Įven England's bowling coach, Jon Lewis, found himself suppressing a smirk as he fielded enquiries about the captain's lower reaches - "I've not inspected it myself," he stated. The dismissal of England's captain, Joe Root, to the final ball of the fourth day's play at Adelaide was the ultimate kick in the balls for a team that was already hurting and humiliated, but is now increasingly resigned to being a laughing stock as it braces for the end of any realistic Ashes challenge.īlows to the "abdomen", as the ECB euphemistically described Root's discomfort in the nets before play, are invariably amusing to everyone except the recipient - just ask Alastair Cook, as BT Sport did during their dinner-break studio discussion, recalling the incident at Cardiff in 2015, in which Root himself had been the giggling onlooker as Cook succumbed to an awkward bounce in the slip cordon. How do you like your metaphors? As literal as they come, please. ^ Australian Humber History Retrieved from on 23 January 2009.^ a b Advertisement for Sunbeam Mk III and Alpine "Produced in the factory of Rootes Australia Limited", Modern Motor, March 1955, page 34.

^ a b The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 226.^ a b Gavin Farmer, Great Ideas in Motion, A History of Chrysler in Australia 1946-1981, Ilinga Books, 2010, page 282.^ a b c Gavin Farmer, Great Ideas in Motion, A History of Chrysler in Australia 1946-1981, Ilinga Books, 2010, page 280.^ a b Gavin Farmer, Great Ideas in Motion, A History of Chrysler in Australia 1946-1981, Ilinga Books, 2010, page 428.^ Shaun Birney, A Nation on Wheels, 1987, page 188.^ Shaun Birney, A Nation on Wheels, 1987, page 187.^ Pedr Davis, Wheels Across Australia, 1987, page 208.^ a b c The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 216.^ a b c d e The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, 1986, page 413.^ Gallery at Hillman Owners' Club of Australia Inc.Humber Vogue - assembled from 1962 to 1965.Singer Gazelle - assembled from 1957 to 1961.Sunbeam Alpine - assembled circa 1955.Sunbeam Mk III - assembled circa 1955.

Humber Super Snipe - assembled from 1953.

Significant models produced by Rootes Australia included the following: The last Hillman Hunter was produced in November 1972, and, with Dodge Phoenix and Galant assembly transferred to Tonsley Park in South Australia at the end of 1972, the Port Melbourne facility was closed. Chrysler Australia also utilised Port Melbourne for assembly of the Dodge Phoenix from 1968 and Mitsubishi's Galant from 1971. Chrysler was quick to phase out the Humber brand, however assembly of the Hillman Arrow and Hunter range was commenced in early 1967. Assembly operations were continued at the Port Melbourne facility and Hillman cars, Humber cars and Commer trucks were now sold by Chrysler dealers. In December 1965, Rootes Australia was merged with Chrysler Australia. By the mid-1960s, falling sales and an ageing model line-up meant the Rootes Group was in trouble both in Britain and Australia. The company also produced models which were hybrids of the three makes. Hillman, Humber and Singer models were assembled successfully for a number of years. However, the proposed plant was never built. A 35-hectare site was acquired for this purpose at Harrisfield (now known as Noble Park), near Dandenong in Victoria.

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By 1954, the company had gained a 5.4% share of the local market and subsequently announced plans to create a full local manufacturing facility. This was the first instance of a British motor manufacturer establishing a production line in Australia. In 1946, it began assembling Hillman Minx vehicles at Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was formed immediately after the Second World War initially operating as an importing and distribution firm. Rootes Australia was the Australian affiliate of the Rootes Group, a British motor vehicle manufacturing company. The Humber Vogue was assembled from 1962 to 1965