{"id":94374,"date":"2022-06-26T06:32:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T06:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=94374"},"modified":"2022-06-26T06:32:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T06:32:08","slug":"give-aussies-a-ticker-tape-parade-before-they-leave-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/give-aussies-a-ticker-tape-parade-before-they-leave-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Aussies a Ticker Tape parade before they leave Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Give Aussies a Ticker Tape parade before they leave Sri Lanka<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Give Aussies a Ticker Tape parade as a farewell gesture by driving them through the streets of Colombo (near Galle Face Green) once this popular Australian cricket tour is over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This is exactly what the Australians did in Melbourne on February 20, 1961 when they bid goodbye to the West Indian Cricket Team led by Frank Worrell. Australia beat West Indies by 3 to 2 in a close contest which went down to the wire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In a time of misery let us thank the Aussies for bringing smiles on to faces of our fellow Sri Lankans in more ways than one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Cricket always brings people together. This Australian tour has really caught the spirit and imagination of the cricket loving Sri Lankan public. It has helped to drown our sorrows and anxieties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Senaka Weeraratna<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94375\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Give-Aussies-e1656224914376.jpg\" alt=\"Give Aussies\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/west-indies-tour-of-australia-1960-61-61907\/photo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.espncricinfo.com\/series\/west-indies-tour-of-australia-1960-61-61907\/photo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Give Aussies a Ticker Tape parade before they leave Sri Lanka Give Aussies a Ticker Tape parade as a farewell gesture by driving them through the streets of Colombo (near Galle Face Green) once this popular Australian cricket tour is over. 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