Maurice Leyland his dismissal during a wartime match, in which he was out to a terrible delivery from a bowler who was badly out of practice. Leyland hit the ball in the air and was caught. He ruefully commented: "You know, I don't get much practice against that stuff". Another time, he described how he faced an over from O'Reilly, as related in his obituary in "The Cricketer": "'First he bowled me an off-break, then he bowled me a leg-break; then his googly, then a bumper, then one that went with his arm ...' 'But that's only five, Maurice. What about the
We Do What We Want decision to write a heavier and more hardcore album than they had done in the past. Commenting on the band's evolved sound, bassist/vocalist Toby Morrell said, "I don't think we ever thought we'd get as heavy as we are now, but I'm glad we have." Though Shelton was not an active member of Emery during the writing process for "We Do What We Want", he wrote the final track on the standard edition titled "Fix Me," and the song "Crumbling" from the deluxe edition. Regarding the album's lyrical themes, vocalist Toby Morrell stated: In the month of March 2011, an