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South Africa's Johan Botha bowls a delivery while Australia's Ricky Ponting looks on during their One Day International series match at the MCG in Melbourne, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. AAP Image/Joe Castro
I have never been more disinterested in a one-day series. Australia wins, Australia loses, who cares? Craig White scores runs, Nathan Hauritz takes wickets. Big deal!
This is a crowded time of the sports year and the care factor for these games is lower than Kyle Sandilands’ approval rating.
All and sundry have acknowledged the demise of the 50 over game.
Let’s face it – when it came onto the scene, the shortened form of the game was fresh and exciting. Chris Tavare was the poster boy of Test cricket and you would hear gasps from the crowd if there was a four before lunch on the first morning of a Test match.
But then one day cricket shook things up. Fine.
But just because you had fun with something 20 years ago doesn’t mean you are going to have fun with it now. The Nintendo 64 or Sega Saturn is at the back of the closet for a reason, and if you look really well, you could probably find a Game & Watch in there as well.
Would I waste my time with any of these when I have a Wii, Xbox and PS3 waiting for me? No way!
That isn’t to say I’m not going to miss parts of the 50 over a side game.
I already miss the triangular series. I loved the old school version when the two neutrals played on the Saturday and then one of them backed up for the Sunday.
They were fun.
I’m going to miss the wicketkeepers appealing for a catch when they are trying to con the umpire into not paying a wide.
No longer will I be able to fall asleep in front of the telly watching a day-nighter from the WACA and wake up to see that there is an episode of Bonaza on.
Good times!
I liked the feeling when leaving work at 1 in order to be at the SCG in order for the 2.20pm start.
Most of all I will miss those days when it’s raining and they show classic games. I remember one particular wet summer when they showed a lot of the early years of World Series Cricket.
That was cool.
There were moments I will remember forever. Michael Bevan hitting a four off the last ball of the match, Allan Lamb hitting 18 from the last over of the match, Trevor Chappell bowling underarm, the Phil Simmons wicket dance and Steve Waugh taking a catch behind the sightscreen at the MCG are all great memories from a bygone era.
They will be missed. Why wouldn’t they? But that’s the price we have to pay for progress.
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