Anyone sick of endless cricket tournaments, across multiple formats of the game, that have just blended into each other, creating a dull background noise for the winter sports season?
I am (sigh) …
Did you used to look forward to the cricket season and supporting the Australians against the best of the rest?
I did, but now it’s a season that never seems to end, with tournament after tournament aimed at extracting every last cent out of the market, while trying to upstage every other sport on the planet.
I used to support the Australian team fiercely.
I don’t any more as they are stretched too thin across the formats and I can’t keep up with it all – it has diluted the character of the game and its relevance in Australia’s national sporting calendar.
Beating England used to be a nationwide celebration. Its not anymore as we have just sent a third grade side to be flogged five-nil in an ODI series (whatever the hell that is) that could only be filed in the “profit opportunity” cabinet.
I don’t think I’ll follow the Ashes now as we have performed so poorly in this ODI series. Based on the outcome of the ODI series, I think the English will flog us in the Ashes.
The people in charge should be stripped of their privileges to organise teams for this fine nation.
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June 29th 2010 @ 9:25pm
Ken Bailey's Probation Officer said | June 29th 2010 @ 9:25pm | Report comment
Hahaha. Starting to lose a few and now it;s all rubbish. If you really knew anything about cricket you’d realise that taking a kicking in a meaningless ODI series (whatever that is) has absolutely zero bearing on the outcome of a test series five months into the future.