Midsems and ODIs

The two are so similar in many ways. This similarity is masked to the ordinary eye. But the trained eye of a lukkha fourthie can discern the numerous resemblances perfectly. For the time being I will restrict myself to describing mugging styles. I will describe only the cricket part. The analogies with mugging shud be evident, more or less.

The Aussie style

Key word: Professionalism.
Description: Prepartion begins way before the actual thing starts. Night before the big day is spent having a good sleep. Present at the venue well in time. All accessories required are taken in plenty. Three pieces of willow - the usual one, the graphite reinforced one, the lucky one. Similarly for other equipment. No favours done to competitors while on the field. If anyone is found chucking, the umpires, the ICC and John Howard are promptly informed. Aim is not just to win final but to screw the opponents real bad.
Analogous Mugging Group: The top DRs.

The Windies Style

Key Word: God's grace.
Description: Preparation? Whats that supposed to mean. Night before the big day is spent hoping for a fluke victory or a respectable defeat. While on the field, biggest hope is that opponents screw up. Aims are moderate...usually to cross league stage. Any help from opponents is most welcome. After defeat people to curse are coach, captain, West Indies Cricket Board.
Analogous Mugging Group: Junta who can mug but simply wont. And end up last in class.

The Proteas Style (or South African style)

Key Word: Rotten luck.
Description: Preparation as good as Aussies. Research as much as Aussies do. Play as well as Aussies. But miss out on crucial things like overs left, runs needed and thus screw up in the big game.
Analogous Mugging Group: The ones who wanna creep into the top DRs but just cant seem to. Something always goes wrong.

Indian Ishtyle

Key Word: Uncertainty

Description: Preparation starts once reports come in that everyone else has started practice. Night before big day is spent sleeping. Just like every other night before that. There is nothing u can do in one day, that cudnt do for so many days. Will win matches from extremely tough situations ; if necessary by slogging in the end. But will screw up matches begging to be won. And such matches happen to be greater in number. Will always screw up final, as a rule. Will never consider Australians as opponents. They are a different league. Will start afresh with really high hopes. And then the cycle repeats.

Analogous Mugging Group: Meeee:D ...And others like me.

I am sure I can find more and better analogies. Some guy rightly said u can relate nething in the world to nething else. The ones who believe the analogy, will believe it anyway. The ones who dont, will not, irrespective of how well u present it.