That'll do very nicely thank you as an explanation for the fanatical desire of the British to keep their hold on Palestine, the Hebrew homeland and fatherland of cricket?
The war, whichever one of which one cares to speak, was won by the Americans when they introduced baseball into Europe, a much faster and aggressive game than cricket. One altogether more suited to the linguistic temperament of the European polyglot.
Moving on a little here, one has to say that living in Johannesburg in particular equips one with a third eye. This is located between one's shoulder blades. Even the most mundane of activities, such as crossing a car park, requires constant vigilance and awareness. Life in the combat zone is only, if ever, amusing for a fairly short time. There is a certain freedom of action which is available to those who choose not to live in Johannesburg which, at the moment at least, is not the case with those who do.
