Essence of Summer

Have just witnessed a rather profound event.
ODI Cricket Fever!

To truly embrace this, one has to understand that:

You must have patience (not only for the game, but also for those ppl constantly wanting to get past you, causing you to get up out of your seat, going for alcohol and overpriced meals every 15 minutes.)

Don't be alarmed when various chants arise, mostly in the form of obscene language abuse at the security guards on field and opposition team players.

Seeing people with various colourful headwear. (Most notably a bunch of guys wearing cut-out watermelons on their heads)

To pass time when the game is slow, to identify the many areas where beach balls, kangaroos, blow-up dolls, dolphins and Boonies are being thrown in the air, and subsequently going over the railing into the field and being confiscated by the security guards. (hence the abuse)

Being amused by a lone South African supporter in the stands being pelted with rubbish after a boundary is scored by the team.

Being even more amused when one spectator jumps the railing and sneaks into the area where the confiscated balls are placed, and throwing them back into the crowd, before sneaking back in and being booted out by the police.

Picking out the boys in blue who suss out one patron for throwing tennis balls all over the crowd, and seeing these donging onto people's heads.

Seeing those people in the licenced areas, trying to make a huge leaning tower made out of empty plastic beer cups.

And last of all...

Doing the mexican wave over and over again, with chips, and full cups of beer falling gracefully out of the sky and raining down on all unfortunate patrons below.

Luckily we were right up the top in the very back row in an UNLICENCED AREA, so we came out unscathed.