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David Warner
The Roar: Cricket’s not dead yet – the hyperbole raging through Australia
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarIn February this year, Hillary Clinton was odds on for a clean run to the White House, Brexit was the name of a breakfast cereal and Leicester’s claim to fame remained a long-deceased monarch buried under a few rusting Ford Fiestas.
Australia, the dominant force in global cricket for the past couple of decades, had also just reclaimed the number one Test spot. Normal service hadn’t resumed – it had hardly faltered.
The Roar: ‘Sport is not just a vital distraction, it’s a crucial comfort’
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarThe roar from the crowd echoed triumphantly through the stadium. The mood was one of nervous excitement. Thirty minutes in and Germany were yet to break the deadlock; the partisan French crowd fancied their luck against the reigning World Champs.
Isabelle Westbury 