umpire John Blom toppled off the chair flat onto his back. That was me Richard. The entire arm rest came off in my hands as I was trying to step down. No damage done, apart from to my ego.

He joined John Blom as the only other Aussie currently in the role, which is held by a total of 35 people worldwide at a time. International tennis umpire Tom Sweeney is about to officiate his ...