Painful
There’s a very nice game of cricket shaping up across the Tasman. South Africa hit Australia hard early yesterday but are now struggling to dispatch the last two, with the score inching towards 400. (Oh. Siddle gone. All out 375.)
It looks like it is going to be a cracker and the cricketing world is going to love it.
Personally though, there is something painful about following this test. I want both teams to lose – not just draw, but lose. So my enjoyment of it is conflicted. It was marvellous to see Ponting edge his first ball, but very disheartening to see de Villiers snaffle it.
December 18th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
My predicament exactly. I want both teams humiliated! But can’t see the other team claim credit!
December 18th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
The world needs a new word that means ‘wanting both sides to lose’, a word that describes the concept. Will probably have to wait for the Germans to come up with it, like they did schadenfraude. They’re good at that.
December 19th, 2008 at 4:02 am
Love your blog! Best name for a Kiwi website ever… except Pure NZ haha. That’s a cracker.
December 19th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
“Love your blog! Best name for a Kiwi website ever… except Pure NZ haha. That’s a cracker.”
We’re second to Pure NZ? Now you’re just being sully.
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 am
[...] Awesome match. A classic. But I can’t derive too much satisfaction from the result, as I have explained. [...]
December 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Haha, it’s the only other NZ site I know. We’ll put that down to good marketing.
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Er, other than Sportsfreak of course.