Re: Smith's Crew in SA
Reply #263 –
Agree. Cricket is the real loser. It seems to have become just another sad reflection of the screwed up values our world is currently struggling with. Remember "Whatever it takes"?
I've not commented on this up to now & have just been going through the forum reading up......this post nails it in one sentence. Not one minute excusing what they did, but the drive for success (media & public driven) in all sports has become so over-emphasised that the health & enjoyment of the sport has become obliterated. And yes, this is an extension of the erosion of values such as respect, honesty, humility & integrity in our society.
I'm currently re-reading (I've read it many time since I was a boy) the autobiography of Ray Lindwall "Flying Stumps".......and I ache for the return to that era of cricket, and a return of such gems of blokes such as Lindwall playing our game today & providing examples to our kids that we can be proud of. However, it may well be a forlorn hope.