Fear defeat?

Australians played with the towering spirit of sportsmanship in the cricket arena. Where are those days? They believed in playing good cricket and there was an atmosphere packed with honest and pride. Now these features tend to dwindle in them. One may wonder what may be the reason behind this drastic change in their temperament. Answer to this question lies in their aim to win the game no matter how it was played. This way of playing is inculcated into the players and they find it difficult to hide from others. The spirit in the game diminished from the time when the captaincy was handed over to punter. He believed in winning than playing the game with the right attitude. One can never fully blame the players for this approach. This ugly cloud surrounded them due to the high expectation that was piled it on the players by their countrymen and the pressure that is periodically given by the board to get the winning result. It is happy that there exist high competition among them but this has aggravated a tendency that even fails to accept their defeat. This was evident when the historic win at the Perth was handled in an appalling manner by them. They tried to take away the shine from the win by the Indians stating that the curator was insisted to take away the bounce and eventually the condition supported the Indians. The condition remained the same to both the teams and it is surprising that why these guys don’t accept the defeat. They should try to inculcate this character which do existed in them. When they start playing again with the good spirit they would find more fans enjoying their cricket and this was the character which once attracted me too.