Is the 'Sprinkler Dance' really cricket?
In the Sunday Telegraph William Langley asks whether the 'Sprinkler Dance' is really cricket
Akhila Ranganna
25-Feb-2013
In the Sunday Telegraph William Langley asks whether the 'Sprinkler Dance' is really cricket. He writes that the England cricketers’ barmy dance is part of a trend that has affected every sport from skating to sumo.
Given what captain Andrew Strauss’s team had just achieved – a thumping of the old enemy by an innings and 157 runs – the celebrations were understandable. Yet even as the dance became an internet sensation, it raised the question of whether our appreciation of sport is helped by the growing vogue for schmaltz and showiness
Akhila Ranganna is assistant editor (Audio) at ESPNcricinfo