This sort of stuff keeps surfacing despite all the attempts to put a lid on it on cover it up, and play it down. It is more than larrikanism. or boys behaving badly. This is corporate sport. What wil the sponsors think?
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I'm glad the West Indians won the Antigua Test.
I will sit on the balconny tonight with my now beautifully groomed dogs (they have to be don't they?) and drink a toast to the West Indians. I will not celebrate Australia winning the test series.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at May 15, 2003 09:40 AM | TrackBackThe thing that gets me is that some of their sledging is so pathetic. You'd be more inclined to laugh at some of the lack of wit of some team members. Mind you, i was trained at an early age by having heated arguments with my father at age 7 to face off physical and verbal intimidation.
While some sledging clearly reflects on the person doing the sledging and is dragging the bottom of the barrel, it does show that the opposition is not fully on their game. Too much adrenalin is not good for sporting performance.
Having said that, if the Australians want to make offensive comments, they have to stand by them and not pretend they didn't say them. The same goes for their opponents.
Posted by: dj on May 15, 2003 11:35 AMIt wasn't good; they should come and play C grade- at least there the sledging is funny.
Posted by: Scott Wickstein on May 15, 2003 01:34 PMWhat I don't understand is why do they do it? They don't need to----they are easily a cut above the others.
Is it actually cultivated ---a part of the professional culture?
Posted by: Gary Sauer-Thompson on May 15, 2003 07:53 PMWell, every Test cricketer was once a grade cricketer, and sledging is endemic in A grade cricket; both of a humourous and serious variety.
I can sense a post on sledging coming on but it will have to wait until morning.
Posted by: Scott Wickstein on May 16, 2003 12:47 AM