bandwagons

I hate bandwagons.

Today is a historic day - England stand on the bring of winning the ashes after a break of a million years. The irony (which isn't lost on Australia) is that they've never been allowed out of the UK, so we've always retained the ashes even though er, we've not actually retained them for ages.

Anyway, bandwagons... they remain in the cupboard or skullery gathering dust for many years ignoring all that they know nothing about. Then, suddenly they are re-ignited usually by a change in fortune or events leading to something that once was not cool, now is.

Suddenly everybody has gone cricket crazy, but 99% of them are just saying that to appear cool

I've watched cricket since 1988, and followed England mainly through misery through those 17 years, especially through the early 90's with a team of mediocrity.

Now we stand on the brink of something very special indeed - a series win against Australia.

Will it happen? I hope it does. If not, I will at least take some comfort in seeing the bandwagon losing its bias and tipping the new supporters into a rather large ditch.

"What's a googly?" oh, for fucks sake.