The phrase sticky wicket, meaning a difficult situation, comes to us from what sport?
Sticky wicket he liked, named Jo. In episode "Big Time Love Song" which aired February 5, 2010. In 2013, Irish cricket-pop band The Duckworth Lewis Method called their second album, and one of its songs, "Sticky Wickets". Sticky wicket A sticky wicket (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term for difficult circumstances in the sport of cricket, caused by a damp and soft pitch. The phrase comes from the game of cricket. "Wicket" has several meanings in cricket: in this case it refers to the rectangular area, also known
Sticky wicket very difficult to translate into other languages. In the Greg Brown song "Kokomo", a lyric references a 'sticky wicket': "...with a sticky wicket and a Greyhound ticket...". Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau’s 1984 album "High Crime" includes a song titled “Sticky Wicket,” regarding the escapades of a young girl entertaining more suitors than she can handle for her young age. In 2010, on the hit Nickelodeon show "Big Time Rush" the character Logan Henderson said that he was in a "bit of a sticky wicket" when trying to do a British accent and then embarrassing himself in front of a girl