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March 4, 2011 - Rejected World Cup mascot ideas

Almost everyone agrees the World Cup mascot, Stumpy, is pretty lukewarm at best. It conjures up all the excitement of a Gavin Larsen maiden over, has the charisma and magnetism of a fourth umpire, and will be fondly remembered in times to come in exactly the same manner as Alan Igglesden. (Who? See what we mean?) But why such a dull, uninspired mascot? Our investigations (we got our hands on the presentation made by the ad agency to the ICC) reveal that they had no choice. Don't believe us? Take a look for yourself.

  • Unfair to blame coaching staff
    Ian Bell: Andy Flower has created an excellent environment and any criticism of him and the set-up is missing the mark. It's the players who have failed
  • Why do we choose cricket?
    Martin Crowe: When you stop to analyse Test cricketers, you can start to see the reason they took up various roles within the game
  • Raise courage and commitment
    Mark Nicholas: The ability to respond to challenges that are beyond the daily call is diminished by overkill, but that is precisely the task ahead of Cook and Co
  • A unique double, and an Ashes record
    Ask Steven: Also, debutant captains, most runs by Under-25s, and fathers and sons playing together
  • A cricket ground's song
    Christian Ryan: What makes a special cricket place special? At Adelaide Oval, part of it is that going to the cricket is about not having to watch the cricket
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