What can I say?
Speechless! Dumbstruck! Foaming at the mouth! I should be all of these things, but I’m not - I’m simply very disappointed.
I should be angry - a draw here at Adelaide and a win at Perth would have made the series a real contest, and the free tickets to see the Melbourne and Sydney tests would have been truly prized possessions. Now? I’d find it hard to give them away!
Am I angry? Initially I was, but that’s not the British way, is it? You see, we’re very good at coming second, and not at all used to winning. Indeed, sometimes we despise those who put winning above all else. In fact, it’s really quite good to come second in most sports. Admittedly, coming second in a two horse race isn’t a big achievement, but it’s the taking part that counts - isn’t it?
The thing is, I can’t get too steamed up about them snatching defeat from the jaws of victory (ok, non-defeat). Why? Because I wouldn’t be able to do any better than the 11 on the field. Mind you, I’m not a professional cricketer taking home between £250,000 and £400,000 in wages, so perhaps that has something to do with it.
Bitter? Me?
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