Cure for Cricket Withdrawal?
I wish I were talking about a problem as trivial and easily fixed as;'previously having had a plentiful supply of locusts which has now run dry'.
Alas, no. I'm dealing with something far more disturbing.
I speak, of course, of the utter and inexplicable indifference towards the sport of cricket across mainland Europe.
Of all the challenges I've faced as an English ex-pat in Spain, this is surely the most infuriating. How can they not care for the satisfying slap of willow on leather? The subtelties of a DRS referred LBW decision? The ramblings of geriatric commentators?
I have absolutely nobody with whom I can talk about cricket. I've found myself desperately trying to shoehorn it into conversations in Indain or Pakistani run shops and restaurants just to get my fix. Te gusta el cricket? Viste el partido...?
Is there a cure? Can the word of the Gospel of cricket be spread across these heathen lands? Or must I meekly accept this football-centric fate?
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A mi no me gusta cricket o calquier otro deporte... lo siento amigo.
Something like that.... I've been keeping a low profile. Not been feeling very 'bloggy'. Thought I'd break the non-posting cycle with a topic that absolutely nobody is interested in...!
Maybe you could come over here and teach me? That would sure cure your withdrawal symptoms - and also mine?
I wrote a comment on your blog and you just ignored me?
Sorry Patrick, I was the first one to comment on your blog. I would also love to hear your Irish accent?
I'd be more than happy to teach anyone willing to learn the ways of th beautiful game. Probably double the cricket playing population of Spain in one fell swoop too.
I'd be more than happy to teach anyone willing to learn the ways of th beautiful game. Probably double the cricket playing population of Spain in one fell swoop too.
Maybe I have mistaken you with all the other Patricks I know???
What withdrawal symptom am I suffering from? hummmmm....
Maybe you should read my last blog about the horses, that will answer your question...
I just read your 'tall dark and handsome' horse blog. Ha! It's sweet. It made me laugh. Now the withdrawal is explained!
I know what yours are - apart from cricket...
What´s your Scousey?
What´s your problem scousey?
Not renowned for their worldliness...
What´s the intercambio? cricket lessons, Englishman impersonating an Irish accent in exchange for...? riding lessons?...?....?
Ok... I shall have to sleep on all this. I must go and get my beauty sleep now and dream about those horses...
Sleep tight, Minerva x
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