‘Hostile and ruthless’: Being in the thick of the most controversial Ashes ever
When chaos engulfed Lord’s during the second Test of the Ashes, Louise Ransome was just metres from it all – an unpleasant time and place for an Aussie.
The Channel Nine reporter was on the sidelines as part of the network’s coverage of what turned out to be the most controversial series ever thrashed out between Australia and England.
“I can’t explain how hostile it was,” Ransome told Mumbrella.
It’s commendable that Louise Ransome has shared the hostility and atmosphere of the crowd and the MCC members especially in the Long Room after the wicket of Bairstow.
The justification of their behaviour was ‘it wasn’t in the spirit of cricket’. Despite that many instances of similar behaviour by various English cricketers and coaching staff were put aside. And in fact, every cricket nation has done the same thing at some time. And all within the laws of cricket.
But let’s focus on ‘the spirit’.
The spirit of virtually all sports is very important. That is what keeps sport alive. It is best represented when there is competition for a perpetual trophy. In my time of competitive sport when you are the current holder of the trophy and are beaten you hand the trophy over the winner.
Unless it is ‘The Ashes’. Enough said.
She has done well. CLASSY