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Unable to catch a ball or pick up a bat without pretending it is a sword forged of Valyrian steel, non-cricket fan Ben Wright (28) is beginning to wonder if summer is how it feels for people who don’t like Game of Thrones whenever a new season is released.
From a family of cricket lovers, Wright is unable to enjoy the summer without being exposed to a test series during the day, a one day series or two, and the T20 during the night, a form of escapism that doesn’t work for him as main characters are not butchered often enough.
Wright claims that during summer the nation seems to go mad for cricket, with adverts, news and politicians vying hard to be relatable by mentioning cricket, a concept he finds harder to understand than the cultural nuances of the nomadic Dothraki tribes.
“A group of men standing around all day? That’s ridiculous,” stated Wright, a fan of a drama where a woman gives birth to a murderous smoke monster.
“The cricket is on all day and nothing happens. It’s just like binging season five in a day.”
Rejecting accusations of whinging, Wright states it is far more difficult to be a GoT fan than a cricket fan as cricket fans do not have to avoid spoilers and no one is ever called a girl’s name for not liking Game of Thrones.
Not to be outdone, Cricket Australia are tossing up the idea of an Ed Sheeran cameo as there is no way it can make this current summer worse.
