New Zealand ponders 黒人/ボイコット Caps 尊敬の印
A week on from winning the World 実験(する) 選手権, a question ぼんやり現れるs over New Zealand Cricket.
How should Kiwis celebrate the 勝利,勝つ, so 述べるd by their greatest-ever cricketer, Sir Richard Hadlee, as their mightiest 業績/成就 in the sport?
No word has come 負かす/撃墜する from the sport's 治める/統治するing 団体/死体, or from the 政府, on how they'll be recognising their eight-wicket 勝利,勝つ in the final over India.
In Wellington, 総理大臣 Jacinda Ardern agreed it was a "historic 業績/成就" before deferring to her 副, and sports 大臣, 認める Robertson on 計画(する)s.
"We have been thinking about it," Ardern said.
Robertson, a cricket 悲劇の, said COVID-19 had bought some time for planning: much of the team are 中途の through New Zealand's compulsory fortnight of 検疫 for international arrivals.
"It's a difficult 状況/情勢 where a number of players are still in the UK, others 明白に are in managed 孤立/分離," he said.
"We're continuing to talk to them about what we could do."
A parade? A 歓迎会? A public holiday?
Robertson laughs, 申し込む/申し出ing a 'watch this space' answer.
"I'd certainly like to celebrate it and 認める it on に代わって of New Zealanders," he said.
The 業績/成就 certainly 長所s it.
Australia's trans-Tasman 競争相手 is the smallest 実験(する)-playing nation, which climbed to 実験(する) cricket's 首脳会議 by (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域ing the biggest, Virat Kohli's powerhouse Indian team.
事前の to last month's success, the 単独の トロフィー the 黒人/ボイコット Caps had 与える/捧げるd to NZ Cricket's 閣僚 was a 2000 支持する/優勝者s トロフィー 勝利,勝つ, a second-tier ODI success earned by Stephen Fleming's 味方する, 井戸/弁護士席 off Broadway in Kenya.
"You don't follow cricket in New Zealand for the winning," Paul Ford, a 創立者 of irreverant fan group Beige 旅団, told AAP.
"But a magical thing that's happened in the last few years. We've starting doing it."
Indeed, a T20 series 勝利,勝つ over Australia in March was just the sixth time New Zealand's men have won a trans-Tasman series in any 判型.
Celebrating comes even いっそう少なく easily than winning.
The 国家の psyche is one of 静かな 信用/信任, of humility, 展示(する)d perfectly by Kane Williamson's team.
Benders don't follow big 勝利,勝つs.
After 最近の 実験(する) victories at Wellington's 水盤/入り江 Reserve, bowlers have been known to 運動 to the 最高の,を越す of nearby 開始する Victoria and knock 支援する a 静かな beer.
While they sprayed シャンペン酒 after their WTC final 勝利,勝つ in Southampton, there were no Shane 警告する-esque balcony stump dance.
"This is not a team of prima donnas," Ford said.
"They're all connected with their clubs, they're very linked to the grassroots. They play in a very deliberately Kiwi way.
"Not sledging. Having fun. Doing their best. Making it hard for the 対立. Getting on with it.
"But there's not a lot of muscle memory about New Zealand sports teams winning world 選手権s.
"There's a real buzz around the 勝利,勝つ. It would be a real shame not to 支払う/賃金 尊敬の印."
Ford 指名するs some suggestions.
"A public holiday, how good would that be? Perhaps on a Friday for the first home 実験(する) of the summer," he said.
"At the 水盤/入り江 or a ボクシング Day 実験(する) at the 開始する (Maunganui), they could get on a 二塁打 decker bus. People would line the streets.
"There must be an 適切な時期 there for a proper pre-match 祝賀.
"Or perhaps," Ford continues, tongue-in-cheek, "we could 招待する the Australians over for a celebratory one-off green 最高の,を越す 実験(する) at the 水盤/入り江.
"Or maybe we could fill in for England in the Ashes if they go 負かす/撃墜する 3-0 or 4-0."
Speaking from his 孤立/分離 hotel this week, coach Gary Stead said the fortnight of 軍隊d 残り/休憩(する) 許すd his 味方する plenty of time to 反映する.
"At the moment we're basking in the glory a little bit," he said.
"The support we've had ... seeing the joy on Kiwi fans, and the team, it has been awesome."
Stead gave a hint of a formal celebra tions: a 小旅行する of the WTC トロフィー, a silver and gold mace which has returned with the team and is 現在/一般に in the 保護/拘留 of wicketkeeper BJ Watling in 検疫.
"We'll be looking to try and take the mace around the country at some 行う/開催する/段階," he said.
"But the first 優先 is getting players home to see their families."
Ford 示唆するs 尊敬の印s should follow 速く after their family 再統一s.
"There needs to be some knighthoods," he said.
"Or perhaps given it was done with a Duke ball, maybe they could be dukehoods."