When it comes to ghosts and sports we normally think along the lines of
the apparitions of seasons past. It might be teams or players
struggling to overcome hoodoos and curses; the curse of the Bambino; the
Chicago Cubs’ curse of the billy goat; Hawthorn’s Kennett curse; the
Madden cover curse; or the Socceroos’ witch doctor curse. Put simply,
sports fans are a superstitious lot, but that’s not what we’re talking
about here. We’re talking about actual ghosts, if such things exist.
This week we learned it’s not just metaphorical ghosts that are haunting English cricket. Such is the laundry list of the ills to have befallen Alastair Cook’s side in the past two years, even the poltergeist community has decided to sink the boots. News emerged this week that strapping young fast bowlers of the ilk of Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes were fleeing level three of the Langham Hotel in London on account of a paranormal presence, bringing to mind a host of other sporting ghost stories.
Source: The Guardian
This week we learned it’s not just metaphorical ghosts that are haunting English cricket. Such is the laundry list of the ills to have befallen Alastair Cook’s side in the past two years, even the poltergeist community has decided to sink the boots. News emerged this week that strapping young fast bowlers of the ilk of Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes were fleeing level three of the Langham Hotel in London on account of a paranormal presence, bringing to mind a host of other sporting ghost stories.
Source: The Guardian
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