Oh yes. About subs. And injuries. And LBWs. And Rain...
Actually, most posters have been mature and gracious about it. But if you ever need Herschelle's phone number...
Aussie fans then suddenly become the ultimate pessimists, declaring that because they've lost a series that they're now going to lose everything from now on, that the current squad should be replaced, etc. The whinging is just the beginning.........
As for being overjoyed with every win, well no not really. It depends who we beat;
South Africa: Australia loves beating South Africa the most because the perception is that they think they're up with our team when the reality is that they aren't. As with everything Australian, it all comes back to the barbecue; South Africa remind us of that annoying guy who tells everyone there that he played for high-level sports team and would have made it big but for injury/bad coaching/disagrement with a senior player. Aussies hate 'big-noters'.
England: Used to love beating England just because it's the Ashes and we're supposed to enjoy it but the last few times, have become a bit bored with it all and secretly, I think a lot of fans were a little glad they won this time so that we can revert to type and enjoy beating them again.
India: In India, Aussies get a bit paranoid because we're always afraid that no matter of ordinary they may look on paper or how good our own team may look that they'll unearth some gun spinner who'll decide the outcome of the series on his own. Then after we lose the series comfortably, we enjoy spanking the daylights out of the same spinner back in Australia.
Pakistan: Seems to really enjoy playing against Pakistan and I think that's because they're generally whole-hearted triers who always have some of the most talented players in the world. The BBQ analogy is the guy who owns a Ferrari. If we lose to them at home, the boiler-plate response to that is to assume they somehow cheated (lost its bite with the advent of neutral umpires). The BBQ analogy fits this guy too because we assume he cheated on his taxes to get the Ferrari.
Sri Lanka: Love beating them no matter what because the perception is that they whine and complain about the aggression of the players too much. Remember kiddies, the best way to annoy the heck out of a bully is to tell them they are one........
West Indies: Used to enjoy spanking the daylights out of these guys because of the horror they put us through during the 80's but of late, feel really sorry for them. Generally over-compensate by praising the wazoo out of any of their players who do well against us and are puzzled and hugely upset when the same player is found out against other teams and then not selected in the next series against us.
New Zealand: Very public feelings of joy when we beat them but secretly, we love playing against them because they remind us of ourselves but seem far nicer. Remind us of the guy who turns up faithfully at every match in the local cricket comp, always brings the best snacks for tea, has a nice looking girlfriend but can't bat or bowl to save himself. We love that guy.
Bangladesh: We love these guys. We love to back a team which has no chance of beating us (or anyone else). Whinged and moaned profusely when they beat us at Cardiff and will do the same mercilessly when they take a Test off us.
Zimbabwe: The nice South Africans.
