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Thought-provoking to see so many Americans suddenly interested in Cricket because of the “new” Bluey episode drop on Disney+

2024-01-18 21:51:02+00:00

I grew up a Worcestershire supporter: regular visits to New Road, a ground so frequently flooded by the River Severn that we’d joke about players being savaged by fish. My first real education in anti-racism / anti-apartheid activism through the team’s longstanding membership by Basil D’Olivera (“…what do you mean he wasn’t allowed to play? But he’s awesome!”) and (later) Ian Botham swashbuckling away after his escape from Somerset.

It’s a deep and subtle global game invoking powerful emotion; I regret I lack the attention span for it nowadays, although I enjoy the occasional summer day of village cricket at the local club (founded: 1770) and just soaking in it.

And now, via Bluey — if you’re a parent, you will know — America may discover it. People are helping them understand the details, but the episode is exceptionally well done and very, very heavy on jokes/slang from the Australian cricket world. I’ve seen more than one joke that Americans will be fielding a cricket team in 12…15 years because of the episode. It’s not impossible, though I suspect there’s more likely to be a big boost to the US womens team as I feel American men in general are a little … conservative about sport.

If you know what Bluey is, get onto Disney+ and jump to the last episode of Season 3; if you don’t, watch the following episodes (mere suggestions) in rough sequence, before you do:

Magic Xylophone (s1e1) – introduce the characters

Fruitbat (s1e8) – family and sport

Hammerbarn (s2e2) – male (australian & otherwise) dynamics

Army (s2e16) – the other kids at school

Helicopter (s2e25) – ditto

These are not (all) the best episodes, but they should give you enough context to follow the Cricket episode.

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