Well, I had toyed with the idea of awarding The Mbuni Award to John Davidson of Canada for this prediction when he talked to Cricket Europe before the tri-nation tournament in Trinidad:
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"I think if we can put our game together we can really challenge Zimbabwe for the title,"
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Infact Canada not only got thrashed by Zimbabwe, they then went on to lose to Bermuda as well. Oops. Still, the moment passed and he escaped, but it was a close call. Maybe he should be classed as an 'Honourable Mention'.
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Then a couple of days ago after India won the first one-dayer against the Windies, Greg Chappell came out with this on the West Indies side:
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"They have just forgotten how to win at the moment...".
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Two matches later, and the Windies have proven that this was not the case at all. True, Chappell's comments were laced with a number of mitigating statements, but coming so soon after the Windies whitewashed Zimbabwe, I felt it was a particularly stupid thing to say. Mitigating statements merely serve as the same purpose as a small, single-ply tissue in removing the Ostrich egg from the face. Therefore, I am awarding the Mbuni Award to Greg Chappell until another person proves their suitability. He takes over from Ricky Ponting, who was the inaugral holder of the award. If you have any suggestions on this accolade, and who the next holder should be, please let me know via the related post on the forum.
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