Really enjoyed writing this post for Global Voices: Cricket World Cup: 'St Valentine’s Day Massacre' at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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...The thousands of tweets about the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) match fell into a number of clear categories. The majority were descriptions of the action and scores, such as those above. The next most common involved either triumph or disaster. A recurring theme amongst England supporters was the sorry state of their team and their performance.
...Aussie supporters revelled in their team’s dominance... However, some were unforgiving when it came to individual players.
...Cricket commentators and celebrities were frequent targets, especially Oz cricket icon Shane Warne and the Mail Online’s Piers Morgan.
...A meme soon emerged comparing England to the minor cricket nations.
...There were other more serious political connections. Protesters gained some support online.
...Finally, the Valentine’s Day meme popped up numerous times, culminating in the inevitable cliché:
St Valentines Day Massacre #AusvEng
— Zag Neek (@zagneek) February 14, 2015
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