June 2010

An open letter of thanks to Bafana

June 23, 2010

Dear Bafana Bafana, I am choking back the tears as I am writing this. Not tears of dismay or disappointment but tears of pride and joy and also tears of shame. Not ashamed for anything you did, but my own shame. You see, after years of being an overly SA optimistic type, I became a [...]

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A prayer for Bafana

June 22, 2010

Our Bafana Bafana, who art in Bloemfontein, hallowed be thy goals, thy World Cup come, thy will be done in Bloem as in Gautamala, give us France our daily bread, forgive Mexico as we forgive Uruguay for beating us, and lead us into 2nd round but deliver us from being beaten, for I am the [...]

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Fair-weather fans, learn something from Socceroos supporters

June 17, 2010

It’s a sad and glum morning in South Africa and the only thing that is not showing it is the Cape Town weather. It was actually warm when I left my house this morning and the sun is currently shining brightly. The South African flags are still in the windows, albeit a little skewed. Mine [...]

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Another open letter to foreign people…

June 15, 2010

…this time from a reformed-slightly negative South African. Howzit bru, Listen here china, I just wanna tell you that I scheme your vibe with us since you came here has not been so hundreds hey. You’ve only been here for like, a few days and already you are looking for stuff to whine about. I [...]

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First Test Preview: WI vs SA

June 9, 2010

The big deal: After a terribly disappointing summer, it’s time for the West Indies to switch gears and try to salvage some pride as they turn to the longer format of the game and it will take a tremendous, near miraculous effort for the West Indies to get their act together. Things in camp Windies [...]

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why india is playing like this

June 5, 2010

Indian cricket is going through a funny phase lately. After the dismal non-caring performance in the second half of the World T20, seven of the team’s top players were dropped so that they could be done with their endorsements and twitter commitments. This was done to ensure that they have nothing to complain about the [...]

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