As you may already know, I adore cricket. As a new fan, I am continually amazed by this strikingly beautiful game and it’s parallels to life. I see so much in cricket that is good, generous and noble, and I’ve come to believe that America needs cricket. Cricket could be the answer to many of her problems and a salve for her soul.

A simple act by Andrew Strauss at the Edgbaston Test got me thinking. His decision to allow Australia to replace an injured man at the last moment wasn’t required but it was a decent and honourable thing to do. It was the thought of protecting the sport, respecting a historic rivalry and ensuring the spectators’ experience that had a very competitive man do the right thing. If the American corporate culture were to follow suit, we might have escaped some of the economic turmoil the world has experienced in the past 18 months.

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