Mark Nicholas, the Englishman who waves the flag with such vigour for Australia now, could never be accused of laying it on thin. But his 'eulogy' for South African captain Graeme Smith, who retired after the series against Australia, hit new levels of, well, crap.
Nelson Mandela
"Perhaps his inspiration, as ithas been with so many, was Nelson Mandela. The parallels are there," wrote Nicholas.
Parallels? Parallels?!
Okay, so one was black, growing up in a country that refused to franchise men and women of colour.
One was incarcerated for more than two decades, losing some of the best years of his life to a prison cell. One was the captain of his country's cricket team at 22, travelling the world while staying in luxury.
