Get over it!
I can't believe the kerfuffle of McCullum's runout of Murali during the NZ - Sri Lanka cricket test. Blogs/forums are full of piffling words - possibly because there is roughly a 50/50 split between those who think it was unsportsmanlike and those who think it was kosher.
I'm in the latter - ffs earlier this year we had our Sports Minister bemoaning our lack of mental toughness and the first sign of a bit of bloody-mindedness from a Kiwi sportsman we (well, half of we) get all warm and fuzzy about the principles of sportsmanship.
Fuck sportsmanship. Hon Mallard and SPARC have brainwashed me - sport is about winning. Our hard-earned taxpayer dollars are not put into sport so that we can be a good sport. Win - at all costs. It's the way of the sporting world. Well done Brendan.
Funny thing is, exactly the same thing happened in a test against Zimbabwe last year and not a peep was heard out of the do-gooders then. Possibly because it happened in and against Zimbabwe. Which makes me wonder, if we had run out Glenn McGrath this way, would there be so much talk or we would all be privately thinking "good job, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke"?
Seriously, it's an interesting example of sporting behaviour and the divided opinion shows that sportsmanship is not always black and white. Personally I'm not entirely comfortable with what happened but neither am I critical for what the Kiwis did.
I'm in the latter - ffs earlier this year we had our Sports Minister bemoaning our lack of mental toughness and the first sign of a bit of bloody-mindedness from a Kiwi sportsman we (well, half of we) get all warm and fuzzy about the principles of sportsmanship.
Fuck sportsmanship. Hon Mallard and SPARC have brainwashed me - sport is about winning. Our hard-earned taxpayer dollars are not put into sport so that we can be a good sport. Win - at all costs. It's the way of the sporting world. Well done Brendan.
Funny thing is, exactly the same thing happened in a test against Zimbabwe last year and not a peep was heard out of the do-gooders then. Possibly because it happened in and against Zimbabwe. Which makes me wonder, if we had run out Glenn McGrath this way, would there be so much talk or we would all be privately thinking "good job, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke"?
Seriously, it's an interesting example of sporting behaviour and the divided opinion shows that sportsmanship is not always black and white. Personally I'm not entirely comfortable with what happened but neither am I critical for what the Kiwis did.
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posted by Rob Crawford at 9:04 AM
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I honestly can't beleive that the issue is still dragging on!
The Sri Lankan Team, Sangakkara in particular, can't stop faffin on about it.
I'm beginning to wonder whether or not its more to do with 'saving the sportsmanship' in the game, or to cover the fact his prize player (and one of the more experienced) made an unbeleiveable cock up.
I play indoor cricket twice a week, and the ball is alive ALL the time unless a wicket is taken or the umpire has called over. While field cricket is slightly different, theres no way I would turn my back on a ball getting thrown in from the boundry.
Its not poor form NZ, its poor cricket Sri Lanka.
I bet the curator is glad all the talk has been about the runout, wtf was the deal with the pitch? 35 wickets in 2 1/2 days!
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