I never ever thought I would have had the opportunity of praising the sportsmanship and superior behavior of snooker players over that of cricket players. Having been brought up on a diet of cricket as a game played by gentlemen whose whole ethos was to set an example to us lesser mortals, but, as in many fields, when the lure of filthy lucre enters the equation morals in this modern world are very easily dispensed with. This series will always be tainted by the unsporting behavior of one man who, had he been a gentleman, would not have taken advantage of an umpires error. It certainly ruined for me what, up to that point, had been an excellent match.
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