The Structure Is Set, Ya Never Change It With A Ballot Pull (Vol.2)

The results of last week's poll -- asking "Which cricketer would you most like to make cry? -- are in, and while the ultimate winner wasn't terribly surprising, I have to admit that the actual margin of victory was a little unexpected. When almost two-thirds of cricket fans want to see you bawling like a little babe (in a field with both Graeme Smith and Harbhajan Singh), you know you've got an "image problem". (To put it mildly.)


                                                                                                      

 

The interesting thing to note was the extent of geographical variation in Ponting-hate -- he was wildly unpopular in four different continents, even gathering votes from Australia. There were pockets of Ponting-hate from places like the American Midwest, the U.A.E., and the Bahamas. Quite impressive, really, and a great sight to see. We weren't just tilting at windmills at Outside the Line, after all.

On to this week's Q: "If you were forced date one player's sister, having never previously met her or seen what she looks like, whose would it be?" The options are, as always, on the right. We tried to keep it IPL-specific, but there was one Hall-of-Famer we just couldn't leave out of contention.