Re: Fletcher on Pietersen's catching

In message <1129980871.022255.56120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Fred <longhop2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
I know patriotism matters to you Robert, so doesn't that make it hard for you: how can one as patriotic as you and with such a love of cricket allow yourself to be anything but 100% behind the England cricket team? You say that the problem with "mecenaries" is that they have their own personal agenda that undermines their commitment to the team (and I'm not sure I agree with that), but aren't you guilty of the same thing yourself? Don't you allow your personal non-cricketing agenda get in the way of supporting the England side? You have a divided loyalty, but it seems that your loyalty to your political beliefs is more important that your support for England's cricket team.

Only a fool is unreservedly patriotic about that which is tainted by foreignness. rH
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Robert Henderson
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