SYDNEY - The jury is in on Six and Out: Don't give up your day job. The five New South Wales cricketers have struck a chord and many nerves with their first single Can't Bowl, Can't Throw, but their musical abilities haven't exactly set the world on fire.
The song is based on the famous comments by Joe Previtera (aka Joe the Cameraman) which caused a furore when they were accidentally broadcast on Channel Nine and rumored to be uttered by Shane Warne.
"Don't ask Warnie, it was cameraman Joe; Cause you can't bowl and you can't throw," the lads sing.
Joe is even back at the microphone, featuring as a back-up singer on the single and in the band's video clip.
He joins Richard Chee Quee on vocals, Brett Lee on bass, brother Shane and Brad McNamara on guitars and Gavin Robertson on drums.
Perhaps the least impressed listener is Queensland bowler Scott Muller, who allegedly couldn't bowl and couldn't throw on that fateful day.
But according to Triple M music director Simon Ford the song is more a case of "Can't Sing, Can't Strum".
"It's very hard to see it beating Offspring," he said. "Without appearing too harsh, maybe people will buy it for its novelty value. As for sheer musicianship I don't think it's got longevity."
It may seem beyond belief that a song called Can't Bowl, Can't Throw isn't an instant classic, but Ford is adamant.
"I think that Cold Chisel, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd can rest assured that they're not going to get any competition from Six and Out for the next 50 years."
But Ford did have some consolation for the budding rock and rollers.
"It's going to be a smash hit in all cricket circles," he said. "Every cricket store should stock one."
The band's manager at their record label EMI is all too aware of how cruel people can be.
"I'd love it to (shoot to number one) but you can never tell," she said.
"We've got a very fickle public."
And in a major blow to the Australian music industry even the spokeswoman cannot see them becoming full-time rock stars.
"I don't think it will attract them away from their cricketing careers," she said. "That kind of has to be their main priority."