Australia Cricket in Grenada
World Cup Cricket West Indies 2007
Watching Australia run over team after team evoked vivid memories of my dislike for Michael Jordan in his heyday. It was deja vu all over again.
I disliked Mike for every wrong reason:
- he was too fast
- he dunked too good
- he read the game too well
- he's too great at crunch time
The day came when I was literally forced to say to myself yes he is great, maybe even the greatest like many say. It happened kind of subconsciously.
The game started and I had my usual Anti-Jordan Attitude. And then it happened! In a flash my entire body and spirit had surrendered to the greatness before me. It was like a burden was lifted, and I moved from I "hate" Mike, to I love Mike.
Well Australia the same thing to me again. I am a die hard Windies fan (and by the way ... they are doing a damn good job of killing me slowly). But anyways, I did not want to admit that the Australian team was so powerful. But by the time they showed up at Grenada National Stadium with their Army of fans it was a foregone conclusion in my mind.
Maybe the
Windies being out of contention had something to do with it.
Nah! I had to strike that, because it's definitely not true. Side by
side Australia was
clearly a superior team, with superior players, and
administrators. And Windies being in or out of contention for The World
Cup
could not change that.
I enjoyed watching you guys. And anyone who get a chance to see this mean machine in action should definitely jump at the opportunity. And to all you Aussie fans ... as we say in Grenada: "Nuff Respect". The next time you are thinking about a Caribbean vacation make sure Grenada is on your list. And drop me a line to let me know you are coming.