Sunday, February 28, 2010

Incongruously wild celebration of totally dominant sports teams

Why is it that the Australian cricket team celebrates victory and game milestones so passionately when playing against the likes of the West Indies, who are completely outclassed?


I can understand it in football where goals are comparatively rare and worth getting very worked up about. But not in cricket.


These contests aren't close, so I doubt they're experiencing the kind of excitement that you or I would experience at winning a huge lottery payout.


Some might say that they have such competitive spirits that they can't help themselves.


My opinion: it's become the favourite way to express dominance over your opponents and try to psych them out. They're saying "Look at us, we're celebrating. You can't do this."

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