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Bluey's cricket episode perfectly encapsulates the meaning of the game
Backyard cricket takes centre stage in the latest episode of Bluey, Cricket, which you can watch on iView now.
The episode focuses on one of Bluey's friends, Rusty, who we're told "loves cricket".
That love of the game is shown by him playing at every possible opportunity: With his brothers in their backyard, with his brother's mates "with a real cricket ball" in the park and, when they're not available, by knocking a tennis ball against the wall by himself.
He even sleeps with a cricket bat by his bed.
Essentially, he's a cartoon, Kelpie version of a young Marnus Labuschagne.
Source : ABC iView - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-12/bluey-cricket-episode-encapsulates-the-meaning-of-the-game/102467554
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Watched this with my daughter last night and it will no doubt be watched again multiple times. Love the part where Rusty practises the cut shot to ensure he does not hit it into the kitchen where his mother is doing the dishes. Backyard configurations have shaped the shot selection of youngsters learning the game for generations. Must watch tv this one!