‘This has been a culture that has developed over a generation,’ wrote a fan named Matthew Beggs. ‘It’s not going to change quickly. Australian cricket culture has always listened to loud voices. Maybe it’s time to listen to the quiet ones.’ The loud ones will keep insisting that aggression is the way of the world. That’s what they do. But accepting that means accepting cricket as another way to bring out the worst in people. Imagine if cricket was only a way to bring out the best.
