Reasons we did not win a cricket match:
- It's the start of the season, we're out of practice.
- The pitch was rubbish.
- It's the end of the season, we're tired.
- OMFG, left-arm spin!!!
- The pitch was rubbish.
- Sudden appearance of much-hyped Mystery Ball.
- Star player is injured / resting / at IPL.
- The pitch was rubbish.
- Trott's fault (TM).
- We lost the toss.
- It was too hot / cold / windy / rainy.
- The pitch was rubbish.
Is it a peculiarly English thing to blame the state of the pitch for the game not going your way? Or is it something that I notice more as coming from English sides because I tend to read more about cricket from my own country? Either way, it is something that I've noticed a lot.
