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After posting 92 with the bat, the RCB star was having an equally brilliant day in the field.
After the furore of the ball tampering scandal, it’s worth asking when was the last time Australians came together as one?
Was it during the Queen’s first visit to Australia, the Mabo decision, winning the America’s Cup or Cathy Freeman claiming gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
A united front is too often blocked by division and dissent which are the drivers of debate.
It begins on the roads as one travels to work, floats through the airwaves on talkback radio and carries on all day, every day in parliament.
We can’t gain 100 per cent agreement on anything, be it driving ability, climate change, republicanism, gay marriage, boat traffic, transport, toll roads, property development, even franking credits.
It’s taken a game of cricket played by a few cheats to pull the national team of spectators together. And doesn’t it feel good?
I’m not talking about the resultant shame bestowed upon Australia by the act but the strength in numbers that has formed a tidal wave of like minds united in the demand for fair play.
Cheating is just not cricket and if anything is to be salvaged from the bloodied Australian dressing room in South Africa, the catastrophic events have galvanised opinion at home and everyone is on board.
It might be autumn but this is a season to celebrate the prospect of new baggy green growth appearing from within the Australian Cricket team.
Get rid of the dead willow, let the old leaves fall from grace and nurture the new. Exciting times are ahead.
The challenge now is to bottle the Australian public’s solidarity and transport it to life’s other playing fields.
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After posting 92 with the bat, the RCB star was having an equally brilliant day in the field.
The RCB opener posted a man-of-the-match 92 off 47, as his side defeated Punjab Kings by 60 runs.
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