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May 15, 2003
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.
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The 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.