That’s it, I’ve had it with cricket!

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I’ve decided I am over cricket. There are a number of reasons and here they are:I live in England, a world where Graeme Swann is celebrated and people hope Ricky Ponting will retire.Cricket is a world where the fans are in uproar about potential match-fixing - for a couple of days. After that they are just "over it".That there were match fixing allegations to begin with is enough to put me off cricket. Do people seriously get a kick out of betting on no-balls? The words "get a life" spring to mind.I live in England, where the main sport broadcasting radio station promises to commentate on every match of an international cricket to...   See the complete post here

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