In the wake of the Australian cricket team’s scandal which rocked the sporting world, The Armidale Express asked for our community to weigh in.
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Here’s Armidale Ex-Services cricketer Matt Foote’s thoughts on the saga:
From the familiar tint of green on the whites of the fielding team, removable by a day of soaking or two To the cherry on the bat, a reminder of the opening bowling attack, during a spell with the kookaburra four-piece when new.
But now there appears a new stain, one borne of egos, idiocy and fame.
Much more engrained than those with which we are familiar with Cricket being a religion round these parts, faithful followers have been left aghast.
And the revelations from the South African Tour a shameful monolith
Cheating has coloured our beloved sport, leaving the Express’s #yellenellen to report, on a community coalesced by disappointment with Steve Smith.
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