Ambivalence

 

"The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea."

In other words, a situation where I want to be happy for cricket, but cry buckets for the Aussies.

Just as well Punter is the captain. I don't think I would have been able to take it, had Steve Waugh been the first Captain in ages to lose the Ashes to the Poms.

A friend of mine who was a great WI supporter has had to endure the torture of watching HIS side plumb the absolute depths, and now it's my turn. Sad, but necessary.

Like they say, no one or nothing is greater than the game!