The current Ashes series is proving a once-in-a-generation classic, one of those contests that cricket fans spend decades dreaming about. How are some of those fans reacting? They’re refusing to watch.
I’m talking about the ‘I just can’t stand the tension’ brigade. The ones who, when the run chase gets down to 30 with three wickets left, run from the room shouting: ‘It’s no good, my nerves won’t take it.’ They pace up and down, fingers in ears, determined to avoid learning the result until the match is over. Only then do they creep back in and discover the news.
It’s madness. You wait years for the drama of a truly great sporting event – and then when it arrives, you shun it. Yes, your palms are sweating and your heart’s about to burst, but isn’t that the point of sport?
The latest person to confess his lunacy is Test Match Special’sDaniel Norcross.
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