The Swee...test Thing !!!

Its been a hell of a long time, I have, along with alot of people and friends here have suffered bleary eyes and hangovers watching cricket in Australia at the ungodly hours it is shown. Its been pure pain for years and years. Our first tour was back in 1993-94. Fresh from finishing Std.8 we could'nt wait to have a chance. Realistically we should have lost that series 2-0 but thank god Vinnige Fanie bowled his ass off on the final day at Sydney and we won the final test by 18 runs or so. Very memorable times.

I dont know what it is about our Aussie mates but we f'ing hate them. Its basically cause they very good and usually beat us. Fair and square. But its not just the teams it's the place, who could forget losing the 1992 World Cup Semi final. Watching the team on the balcony in tears as they realised the dream was over, maybe it was also the dream was over for the whole country, remember the referendum just after that or was it during the World Cup. Who cares, this place was sitting on a knife edge and us usual sport was our escape from the realities of life. Thank heavens I was probably too young to appreciate the full pressures of life, mine were far worse. Teenage years were a living hell, dont tell me they were the best years ever. Crap.

Anyway back to my old friend sport and that B E A U...TIFUL tour of Australia. Lets put it down in history, put up a monument to Smithers, with the words " Drive Smithers , Drive ! "

Who cares lets celebrate it, its a massive achievement. Right alongside winning a series in New Zealand ( rugby you plonkers )

The Australian series started just before my holidays and now that the one dayers are finished too, I can finally go back and focus on work. For me and every over eager purist out there who will tell you in the members at Newlands ( I'll never call it what they call it now ) Test Cricket is the shit, the series was truly amazing. I have watched a few days of the old game in my life but this was different. Every time we seemed to wobble and look to hit the floor like an old boxer we somehow managed to find our legs again and come out fighting. The 1st Test, I can honestly say that I thought we were out of it, not a chance in hell. Dont even bother getting your hopes up ( I was'nt the only one ) but the 2nd with that deficit and the batting we had left. I was almost crying in my pillow saying how could they do this to us again. I never set my alarm the next morning and when Jamie phoned me screaming something along the lines of..." Duminy, that little mutha f@%&* is still batting, we cleaning them !!! " I was down the stairs and had the TV on in seconds my mind or my eyes could not comprehend what was happening. After years, again I'll say it, I mean years of them doing this stuff to us we finally were doing it to them. The Sweetest thing I ever did see, well until now that is. Watching the stress build on every Aussie player, fan and most definitely their beloved Commentators has been true bliss. I could go on and on but I wont.

For those of you out of the loop and not quite getting it here dont worry its just something has been bothering a few of us for a while. Its over for awhile now we can sit back relax enjoy it and look forward to the return tour in a months time.

First team to win a series in AUS for 16 years.

First SA team ever to win a Series.

2nd Highest run chase in 1st Test ever. 414 Highest 418 but who cares this was so sic.

I could go on, please send me stats if you have them.

Well talk about that another time.