C’mon, revel in it while you can
Considering the momentousness of what has occurred and who was on the receiving end of it, I am surprised Australia’s loss to South Africa hasn’t elicited a bit more gloating around the blogosphere. Suave, bless him, had a spray at the Aussies, but he would have said the same thing regardless of the result. Apart from Suave, everyone else seems to be acting terribly politely; the epoch-breaking implications of this series have barely been touched on. Damith talks about it, but quietly through statistics. His prediction: “Gazillion, number of blogs that will have a field day writing about how Australia lost and how crap they are,” seems pretty far off.
But Crucket is one of those blogs Damith is talking about. Quite frankly and forthrightly, we are delighted that Australia lost. As a kiwi, we obviously can’t get enough of Australia losing. And as a cricket fan, we are overjoyed that the top of the cricket pyramid has been levelled off, even if it has little impact for New Zealand.
Sadly, the Australian blogs are also largely avoiding commenting on the series loss. We’d like to see a bit of bellyaching or blame shifting. Instead we have Cricket with Balls getting philosophical and being gracious, and rather taking the fun out of the gloating.
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 am
The real joy of course was that they were ground into the dust, defeated in both matches by some Boys’ Own Adventure stuff which was really thrilling – and they – apart from Hussey’s splendid dancing – were mostly dull and pedestrian. Not that I am gloating of course
January 2nd, 2009 at 9:17 am
Sorry for ruining it.
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:50 am
Sorry for ruining it.
It was a good post of yours, keep doing what you’re doing.
It just seemed so un-Australian. No chest-thumping and talking up your chances in the next match. No choosing of your own man as player of the match or abusing the referee.
January 2nd, 2009 at 11:04 am
Perhaps those “gazillion number of blogs” are waiting for a 3-0 whitewash before the start their gloatfest?
January 2nd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
i have it on good authority that you are gazzilionth and one blog to write about the aussies losing and enjoying it !