Gideon Haigh Quote

George Orwell famously described international sport as 'war minus the shooting'. But for all Orwell's greatness as a thinker, this was one of his least felicitous lines, analogous to 'murder minus the death' or 'life minus the breathing'.

Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents (ed. Victory Books, 2010) - ISBN: 9780522857870