I'm tailoring this specifically to the op.
There is an artist called Suicidal Seagull and one of his/their tracks is called 'everything was so much more peaceful before my old dog roxy died of cancer'.
The title made me think of Billy Connolly's 'The Country & Western Supersong' but that had...
If the idea was to test bowlers with the Kookaburra ball to see if they can step up and make the ashes squad, Potts has probably made sure he won't be on the plane.