Thank you for a lovely article - well written and insightful. Is this not what sport is all about? It is also sad that South African cricket is losing wonderful people to other nations and not trying to keep them here. I am also reminded of a comment I heard yesterday at the F1 qualifying from Fernando Alonso after his qualifying lap - "I don't care where I came, I just loved that lap". Sometime we are too obsessed with results and forget about the joy of participating, especially in the great game of cricket.
Thank you, Neil for such a lovely article. So nice to read something uplifting in the current global context and local cricket context. I've always enjoyed the Black Caps for their gentlemanly behaviour. As for the word "arseholery", I couldn't think of a better description of their Aussie counterparts. Cheers (it is Sat afternoon, after all!)
What a special, uplifting article! I was very happy that the Kiwis won the World Cup. I mostly don't care who wins a cricket match. When I am able to watch, I appreciate the skill, the artistry and above all the spirit in which the game is played. I follow careers as if I were the proud father of those achievers. My schoolboy son competed against AB, FAF, Jacques Rudolf, Kruger van Wyk - their careers have been a joy to follow. He was probably a year or three ahead of Neil Wagner who has absorbed the Kiwi fair play spirit. Cricket generally produces nice guys.
Thank you for a lovely article - well written and insightful. Is this not what sport is all about? It is also sad that South African cricket is losing wonderful people to other nations and not trying to keep them here. I am also reminded of a comment I heard yesterday at the F1 qualifying from Fernando Alonso after his qualifying lap - "I don't care where I came, I just loved that lap". Sometime we are too obsessed with results and forget about the joy of participating, especially in the great game of cricket.
Thank you, Neil for such a lovely article. So nice to read something uplifting in the current global context and local cricket context. I've always enjoyed the Black Caps for their gentlemanly behaviour. As for the word "arseholery", I couldn't think of a better description of their Aussie counterparts. Cheers (it is Sat afternoon, after all!)
Love this article Manners! Great topic, beautifully covered. So resonate with the value of being good bloke above assholery!
Thanks for a lovely piece. Great to get a peek behind the curtain and see how they do it
Congratulations to New Zealand on becoming world test champions!
Brilliant!!
Love the article
What a special, uplifting article! I was very happy that the Kiwis won the World Cup. I mostly don't care who wins a cricket match. When I am able to watch, I appreciate the skill, the artistry and above all the spirit in which the game is played. I follow careers as if I were the proud father of those achievers. My schoolboy son competed against AB, FAF, Jacques Rudolf, Kruger van Wyk - their careers have been a joy to follow. He was probably a year or three ahead of Neil Wagner who has absorbed the Kiwi fair play spirit. Cricket generally produces nice guys.