Andrew Dickens Afternoons

A reminder to the Black Caps and their fans that a game is just a game.The Black Caps have lost to England in the Cricket World Cup final on a technicality, after pulling off the first tie in World Cup history.A number of people around the Newstalk ZB newsroom are still coming to terms with what transpired. Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald says it will take a while for the team to come to terms with the loss.But he says both players, and fans, need to keep the game in perspective."It's incredibly meaningful for anyone who follows it, but ultimately it's completely meaningless. It's a great time to be philosophical!" For a different perspective, NZ Herald Business Editor Liam Dann told Andrew Dickens that a new report from the Harvard Business Review can put the loss into perspective. "It's often not possible to write a failure, correct a failure, especially not when you are a spectator in a sporting game, but it is always possible to make things worse by overreacting."Try telling that to all those still fuming