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Top Ten List

This list was written right after Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the Cricket World Cup final in Lahore, Pakistan in Mar 1996. Australians, BTW, ticked off almost all Sri Lankans around the world by refusing to play the scheduled World Cup matches in Colombo siting security reasons. But everybody knew that they were just avoiding having to go to Sri Lanka after being lousy hosts to the Sri Lankan team in Australia earlier the same year. They were also very cocky that everybody predicted them to win the World Cup without much trouble and were not too worried about giving a walkover in the prelimenary round.... well, the payback is soooo sweet.


To: slnet-forum@lacnet.org
From: Prasad Dharmasena 
Subject: Top Ten Excuses of the Aussies
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 13:29:42 EST


  From the home office in Lahore, Pakistan, here are the
  Top Ten excuses of the Australian Cricket team for not 
  winning the World Cup:


  10. The Australian supporters at the game didn't cheer loud
      enough -- both of them.

   9. Thought that if we got the openers out, Sri Lanka would
      give away the match.

   8. Tampering, tampering, tampering: the ball was too small, 
      it was too slippery, the air was too damp...

   7. This excuse is not available (just like we had no answer
      to the Sri Lankan batting line-up)

   6. Should not have sent in a taylor to do a cricketer's job.

   5. Our batsmen couldn't see the ball during the day as well
      as the Sri Lankans could under the lights.

   4. Sri Lankans didn't accept our bribes to throw away the match.

   3. Were out shopping too late, the night before.

   2. Our best player, umpire Darrel Hair couldn't play for us.


      And, the number one excuse for not winning the World Cup

      Know what, Shane Warne really *IS* overrated.


  Thank you and good night.  Drive safely.


Prasad Dharmasena  
(c) 1996