Lokhu ehlobo kuyinto Yebo ehlobo Ashes. Kuvele Ashes ukuthi manje icubungulisise uphawu umusa eNgilandi. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba sihambe siqhubeke ukujabulela lokho kunqoba, I ungathanda ukuba uzinike imizuzu embalwa ukubheka emuva eminyakeni 2 uchungechunge ngokumelene New Zealand.
England waqala ukubonisa izimpawu kwamanye yokutakula e-New Zealand kanye ngokulingana ngo 1-1 ngokumelene ezinhle kakhulu New Zealand uhlangothi. Okuningi kwezinhloso zenzuzo Nokho kwaba uchungechunge ekhaya ekuqaleni kuleli hlobo lapho eNgilandi wabonisa ukuthi babewachaze isuka uhlangothi nge ukuzivikela indlela engakhi uhlangothi egcwele ithalente kanye ehlasela ukuhlukanisa. Kulesi babebonakala ukulingisa isitayela abaphikisi babo, futhi mhlawumbe ezinye kwezemidlalo olukhulu olwaboniswa-New Zealand asewuthelele ungene England ngesikhathi esifanayo. Ayengasekho kuyizimpikiswano drs, abadlali singahambi, noma, unkulunkulu enqabela, noma wesibhakela amateur Amabha. Zonke inkulumo mayelana izinga eyatholwa yilaba umdlalo ku iphimbo! Yini zimnandi ekuqaleni kuze ehlobo. Kwakufanele elalaziwa ngaleso sikhathi ukuthi hlobo ukuze babe bahle.
Ngakho enkulu siyabonga futhi siyakuhalalisela eNew Zealand ngokuba esihle kangaka, uhlangothi bezijabulisa futhi zemidlalo. Australia take note — you have a model for your future conduct in your antipodean neighbour!
“Ibhola eliphinki libonakala limpunga/eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ngokubomvu/okuhlaza ngokungaboni kahle, kuye ngokuqina kwayo. Ngenza ukulingisa ngobumpumputhe bemibala…”