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As a Brit. I see nothing wrong here
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Popular misconception that they invaded for spices. They were actually looking for someone to play cricket with.
English sports
Absolutely captured the vibe lol.
They conquered the whole planet in search of someone they could beat at cricket.
Better than cricket conquering the universe....
England is good at inventing games that they then lose at. In America we just try to make sure no populous countries play them. Canada is just being magnanimous by letting others win sometimes.
This is why Scotland invented Curling, a sport that no-one else wants to play.
Except the canucks
See this game documentary for more details: Cricket through the ages
I'm partial to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwB4Bps3pT4