http://las.new-england.net.au/2007/04/28/praying-mantis/ A pictorial journal of life in rural Australia Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:14:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://las.new-england.net.au/2007/04/28/praying-mantis/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Scottish Roundup » Blog Archive » SBR Number 31 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:32:44 +0000 http://las.new-england.net.au/2007/04/28/praying-mantis/#comment-800 [...] As the sun came up on all the animals in the Antipodes, this Sunday morning, my mind moved on from the overnight activities in the West Indies and the farce that was the end of the Cricket World Cup, yes the one the Scottish Cricket Team were dispatched from many weeks ago. The Periodic Englishman, very periodic and very Scottish, reminds me about why we male cricket fans do this. In addition, we share a trait that my Australian work colleagues and my family cannot understand. Why would I support the English Cricket Team? If Scotland does become independent, I strongly recommend it doesn’t look to the International Cricket Council for strategic advice. [...] [...] As the sun came up on all the animals in the Antipodes, this Sunday morning, my mind moved on from the overnight activities in the West Indies and the farce that was the end of the Cricket World Cup, yes the one the Scottish Cricket Team were dispatched from many weeks ago. The Periodic Englishman, very periodic and very Scottish, reminds me about why we male cricket fans do this. In addition, we share a trait that my Australian work colleagues and my family cannot understand. Why would I support the English Cricket Team? If Scotland does become independent, I strongly recommend it doesn’t look to the International Cricket Council for strategic advice. [...]

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