What would Walter think?

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Now another Trev Barry trophy has been decided, lets talk about how important this series is.

In the world of cricket, it’s as important as the fireman’s games. People win, and
people lose, but in a few years only people involved will remember exact details.

The series exists because some cricket administrator thought they could artificially create a yearly rivalry.

Problem is Australians need someone to hate in order to start a great rivalry.

Fact one, first great rivalry with the kiwis was when Sir Hadlee pranced around telling everyone he was better than Dean Jones.

Fact two, second rivalry was when Chris Cairns kept smacking Australia to all parts of the ground, whilst pretending he played for a good team.

Those are two men it’s easy to hate, and since they were sh1t hot cricketers that made their sides a lot better.

I’m pretty sure if you were in a bar with Chris Cairns you could hate him by the second shout.

And with Richard it would be as he walked in, perhaps before that, maybe as he got of out his car.

I don’t see anyone I can easily hate in the current side.

McCullum could annoy you, but he is no Parore.

Vettori is likeable, and it’s hard to hit a man with glasses.

Jacob Oram fits the bill skill wise, but his lack of arrogance lets him down.

Shane Bond could be a hateable guy, but seeing him play once every solar eclipse, makes it hard to maintain the rage against him.

Taylor is too young, Fulton is too bald, and the rest are nameless faceless creatures who appear in uniform like extras in an action film, they all get their gun shot wound and then are forgotten about forever.

The rest are playing for fat cash in the Ian Harvey memorial 2020 competition.

Vettori mentioned before the series he wanted the chadlee to be like the Bledisloe cup.

Now as I’m a Victorian I’m assuming that he is talking about one of those sports where thick necked fellows throw a ball backwards.

If I may assume again, I would think that the Bledisloe cup has tests in it. You know the really importantmatches. And the Trev Barry trophy has one dayers.

Hmmmmm, it’s like comparing apples and breasts.

Great sporting rivalries can’t be manufactured by administrators, they need to be fuelled by arrogance, cheating, choking, cockiness, sh1t hot performances and twats.

Not a side that might get relegated if it loses to Bangladesh in its next series.

A great kiwi writer once said, the trev barry trophy is important, as it gives New Zealand to play at world famous cricket grounds like Bellerive.

But isn’t that a home game for New Zealanders anyway?www.cricketwithballs.com "the hooking & pulling specialists"