If I was more skilled, I would weave together a story about cricket and elections.
Or, to put it another way, an archaic game of complex strategy, which uses words never heard elsewhere, has just come to a conclusion nobody understands using an arcane method that many people find hard to accept.
Yes, England just beat Australia by 40 runs (calculated by the Duckworth Lewis method.
In another example of cricket mirroring life, Afghanistan just handed out a spanking to a more established country, beating the West Indies by 63 runs. I use “country” in the cricketing sense rather than “a sovereign state and a member of the U.N in its own right.”, as they say on Pointless.
Sadly, I’m not that skilled and that’s as far as it goes.
Really I’d like to add a homilly on walking, as it’s something some politicians could learn from cricket.
And finally, an off-colour joke about googlies and I’m done…
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When reading this post about cricket i wondering if this post never ended . U have a beautiful way of expressing it
Thank you.
Cricket will probably always remain a mystery to me. I have no idea what “hit wicket” means either. I’ll look it up as soon as I’ve posted this comment.
I would explain it as “own goal” or “hoist by your own petard” but I’m not sure either of them will help. 🙂
An elliptical post of great subtlety and craft. It reminded me of the legendary John White (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_White_(footballer,_born_1937)) at his peak.
That’s an interesting story, and I’m happy with the comparison. Thank you. 🙂
Nice post, Quercus. Have we just had an example of hit wicket?
I think that’s an excellent analogy. 🙂
I had to look up hit wicket. 🙂
Sorry, I forget not everyone was brought up with cricket. 🙂