Cricket In Pictures: Hated England Snatch Non-Result From Jaws Of Defeat In South Africa

AT Newlands, South Africa, England’s Sir Graeme Swann DSO and Lord Graham Onions VC managed to survive a furious South African onslaught of appeal upon appeal to draw the Third Test at Newlands. Left-armed Chinaman puts the awesomeness of this result in context:

English see themselves essentially as Tintin. A tiny, yet powerful, hero, battling against the overwhelming injustice and certain defeat. Although he’s never going to change the world (well, at least for the good) he can maybe grind-out a reasonable compromise with the local chieftain to only eat half of Tintin’s friends.

It’s when England drudge-out a draw that these perspectives collide. For Englanders, snatching a non-result from the jaws of defeat is the pinnacle of sporting achievement. It’s sort of a win without the guilt – LAC

England expects…the worst…

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South African fielders Ashwell Prince, Jacques Kallis, Paul Harris and Dale Steyn appeal unsuccessfully for the wicket of England's Stuart Broad during the Third Test at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Posted: 7th, January 2010 | In: Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink