15/11/2007

Allan Donald and the white mans burden



At times you feel surreal. The inability of the English to see beyond their nose is well known and now the affliction seems to have spread to South Africa.



SOUTH African legend Allan Donald has warned Australia its domination of cricket
will not last as other national teams undergo change and plot retribution.

I have no issues with this statement. However the one which follows makes my stomach churn.



Donald has moved to ease fears from fans and rival players that Ricky Ponting's
team will never be caught by declaring South Africa and England are going
through a renewal period and will be two nations that will seriously challenge
for supremacy.

England has been resoundingly beaten by Australia and South Africa’s record against Australia is laughable.

There is no basis to his assumptions; nevertheless, Donald feels these are the two teams which can pose a challenge to Australia.

Poor Donald, he is laboring under a mistaken notion that only a ‘white team’ can beat Australia.

Is that the case? Isn’t he carrying the ‘white mans burden’?

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