The manifesto of the I Don’t Like Cricket Collective
Some people have questioned the purpose of this blog so we have decided to produce a short statement on our aims and ambitions.
The Manifesto of the I Don’t Like Cricket Collective 
We don’t like cricket. We love it.
Cricket is the highest form of sport. It is a game of the deepest strategy with moments of huge tension. But it can be a game of utter ridiculousness and farce as well. The fact that a Test can last five days and still be drawn is a strength – a sign of its complexity – not a weakness.
Cricket is the perfect spectator sport. Engage in the game; don’t engage in the game. It’s your choice. Read the paper, have a drink, chat to your friends, don’t worry – the boring bit will be over soon. And then you will be captivated by the game again.
All of these are reasons why we love cricket. But they are not the reasons for this website. We are to play our part in the ongoing confrontation between England and Australia.
As proud England fans we know our side is the underdog. Moores, Pietersen and Vaughan-less we are a different team to the heady days of 2005. But so are they. We are a collective: we will live together and we will die together.
Across the internet thousands of people are discussing the cricketing aspects of this series – we may even stray into that ourselves from time to time. But what we say will probably not add to the greater sum of human knowledge.
So the purpose of this website is to weaken, undermine, cajole and anger the Australian team and their supporters. We will do all we can do highlight and strengthen England’s finest but our main target wears green and gold, not red, white and blue.
Call us pompous. Call us arrogant. But in our own little way that is what we want to do.
Ask not what your team can do for you, ask what you can do for your team. Join the I Don’t Like Cricket Collective.
