| Why do we dislike them??? |
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| Written by Ravi | |
| Tuesday, 05 December 2006 | |
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When I was in high school, there were a bunch of guys that I really disliked. They were the school jocks, the star athletes that were really good on the playing field, but absolute jerks off it. Then there was the next level, guys who played sports for fun and were good at it, but who never really cared to become THAT good. Then there was the last level, guys like me who had two left feet and would always drop the catch that came their way. Some of my best friends are those guys from the middle level. They helped develop my self-confidence, with advice and support. I’ve become a pretty decent sportsman since and can hold my own in most sports. Australia is like the first group and England is like a mixture of the second & third. I was watching Australia on the morning of the second day as they were walking onto the field and was amazed by what I saw. Ricky Pointing in front, totally ignored several young boys who held up their hands for a quick touch or handshake. This was their idol, but either he did not give a damn, or he was totally focused on the job at hand. Adam Gilchrist, a white wolf amongst the grey, on the other hand was all smiles and camaraderie, shaking hands or giving a high-five. I wonder how that moment would affect the lives of those lads years from now? Australia have won the 2nd test of this Ashes series in unbelievable fashion. Yet I can find no love for them. Respect yes, but love & admiration, no. I reflect sometimes on why that is? Is it really that I perceive the Aussies as the bullies that pushed me around, or even worse, totally ignored me, or do I really care for the underdog, like England and want to see them rise above all and conquer? I suspect that I’m being a bit unfair to the Aussies. They that done more than any other country in the last 15 years in terms of developing their cricket, and raising a bar to which others are still trying to grasp, far less touch. Yet, I still dislike them. England, my dream team collapsed on this last day in the most unbelievable fashion, and I feel so sad. England will be jeered, heckled and demonized by the media, especially in England. Yet, I will be there supporting them for the remainder of the tests, hoping beyond belief for that magical moment when they win three in a row, and bring back the memories of the kid no one passed the ball to, to the young man who became a forward striker.
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