As an England fan or indeed just a genuine cricket lover, it might even be tempting to reach for the trusty bottle of barbiturates and the rusty old service revolver, lest you dare not live to see our holy cricketing religion being soiled by the power of the almighty dollar.
Still amidst all the doom and gloom there’s finally reasons to be cheerful today (and another reason to use that tag) as Freddy ‘Andrew’ Flintoff returned to action in the County Championship
Taking a commendable 40-2 and looking as sharp as ever according to ex-England colleague Marcus Trescothick, The Fred is not only England’s talisman and a guarantee of better performances this summer, but a reminder of a nobler and better age (around 2005), when cricket wasn’t all about lining your pockets and developing a new brand, but about competition, sportsmanship and the finer virtues of the game.
Like being 'rescued' on an offshore lilo or going on a 24 hour drinking bender when you actually win something.
The Fred, welcome back old son, we've missed you...
2 comments:
Fair point BUT - anyone watching the County Championship on a regular basis will not have any barbiturates in their pill cabinet. Truly it is the 'neo-opiate of the people.'
Maybe that's the real problem, the only cricket that people fancy turning up for in large numbers is Test and 20-20 ?
Yeah I think so and Twenty20 has a lot to recommend it. It's fun, exciting, fast and very TV friendly, game's over in about 3 hours. Think ODIs will eventually be replaced by T20. As long as test are retained I'll stop being such a miserable moaning old git :)
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