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The Journey of a Phenomenon is often marked by specific steps.

1. The Core Concept

A charismatic leader or figureheads present a new and transcendent idea pledging a panacea for alienated and vulnerable people.

So here we are. Plans are in motion to storm the compound in Australia. The gunships are circling. Signs of trouble appear from the sidelines. One individual, exposed, shivering, the phrase ATTACKING MINDSET written on his body as a statement, has emerged through the lines and is being led away in secrecy towards an inconclusive loan stint in county cricket.

Do you ever miss the early days, when optimism reigned? The initial phase, of pure instinct.

2. Love-Bombing

Cult leaders guarantee a fresh beginning, a brighter tomorrow, camaraderie, salvation within a community who all believe in the big idea.

What did it represent back then? Just men on a balcony feeling good. Body art. Forearms. Focus. Confident masculinity. Oh sure, England’s players will claim they don’t use the label, ironically since it’s not recognized, what was that spectacle?

However, everyone understands the concept. It’s the player executing a stroke so depraved it has to be pixelated. It’s the excitement of Ben Stokes in ultimate mode, a look that says: focused titan, strong features, untamed style, truly contemporary you half-expect to notice and find him positioned in the field shirtless and cradling a wild salmon.

It’s Ben Duckett continuing to have permission addressing the media, out there looking like a joyful figure in a waistcoat, expressing thoughts like we are actively deconstructing the orange. Indeed, the atmosphere, initially, was entirely positive.

3. The Growth Phase

Building period. Unity enforced through repetition of key phrases. These ideas may seem irrational to prove commitment.

Am I alone? The criticism, the fury, the sense of betrayal post-defeat seems too strong, unwarranted. England batted badly during the match, as they often do in Australia. They were torn apart while bowling in a short span as plans unraveled, outplayed by Travis Head imitating their style effectively, adjusting to the pitch, a man playing with a kind of light around him.

Currently, we see the pile-on, the rage, the view of the sport as a failure. The feeling seems to be that losing isn’t enough, they should be dismantled, to be cleansed, flame-throwered, destroyed via traditional methods of Mitchell Starc’s movements, the low-fi orthodoxies of the veteran, out there celebrating achievements humbly similar to getting a rewarding prize. What impact will this have?

4. Hate Bonding

Issues emerge from failures in the plan. But the cult cannot admit errors. It starts to feed on anger towards critics.

Ultimately, approaching the upcoming game, we’ve entered a delicious point of tension in the journey of this thing. England could quite easily win in Brisbane in a blur of adrenal disruption. Alternatively, failure may follow. In case of defeat it seems we really might be entering the death cult phase.

Prior to that, a couple of points to consider regarding this. In the past, during the initial excitement, of passion and hope, I wrote an article calling it a phenomenon. There was outrage, which demonstrated since it’s clear how to confirm that it’s not a closed group is when its acolytes respond with anger denying scrutiny of the philosophy.

What has happened lately are equally notable. Opposition to the style is now the trend. We have a uniformly angry internet, critical analysts, shots of angry middle-aged supporters abroad disappointed by the short match, reminiscent of people wanting fairness.

Meanwhile, we have the wider backdrop of the host’s complex deep-seated frustration with the aggressive tourists, out there saying, your cherished traditions and have honed as one way of separating yourself from the opposition, it’s just a joke in the end old boy.

This is the core issue. All movements are similar. The approach was a phenomenon as the game has its own culture. Or rather, the sport in England is closed, a clique, a private event, an insular community with two hundred years of tradition and mystery supporting it. Historically, this was where influence is guarded. It’s the British pastime of the British, the original sports washers. And guess what, the country is a phenomenon, a system of unknown levels, a royal family remains.

The players have been sealed up within this world since childhood. Seeking change, to foster positivity, they are simply replicating their own experience, creating another a bubble, a closed circle, but doing it this time with 15 cool guys and a mentor encouraging individuality if you fit the mold.

Stay present. Confront risks. However much you change, things stay similar.

Considering this, it is perhaps the moment to have some sympathy for the movement, to appreciate its good points, which are significant. How to define it? Encouraging expression. Questioning traditions. Batting aggressively|Attacking with