Rally round the West Indeeeeees!

Bloggionistas

The Cartoon at right is courtesy of the Jamaica Observer.

Your West Indies Cricket Team, which I blog about ad infinitum to the chagrin of non-cricketing bloggionistas, has done you proud once again.

Chris Gayle, now the top six-hitter in world cricket, was not out with a huge ton and a half.

Jerome Taylor, whose photograph I posted on this here site as being the future of West Indies cricket, was uprooting wickets like there was no tomorrow.

Shaun Pollock, who is rated the number one ODI bowler in the world was hit for six by both Chando and Gayle, who hit him around like a ping pong ball, with disdain.

I disagree with my bloggionista who said that they let us down when they lost against England. I give my commentator the benefit of the doubt in that perhaps he was not aware that England were by then eliminated from the tournament, and are now in England sucking salt through the wooden spoon, as Motty would say.

Now, our team gets to play Australia in the final, who they actually beat in an earlier round.

Congrats to the West Indies, and come what may, they have already batted their way into the final, and for this they deserve credit.

I qualify what I have said in the past about the cynicism of some caribbean people (especially those from the country of my birth) about the Windies is not unique. The English are now becoming the same away about their team.. so that should be proof that such cynicism is misdirected, i.e. there is no need to follow the English slavishly.

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Sad news on the home front, in that there has been a double murder in East End. Before I comment further I will await the disclosure of the names of the deceased and any accused persons. Here is the net news article.

I plan to go to the closing party tonight for the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association conference - hope to drink them out. (Kidding)

Also, Third World tommorrow night - see you there - otherwise, I will drink for you.

Enjoy your weekend - it is here, its Thursday, you know.