I went to Australia and found the sportiest country on earth.

Australia might be the sportiest country on earth. Not just because of medals or money but because sport here is everywhere, in schools, in cities, in small towns, across multiple codes, and built into everyday life in a way that’s hard to match anywhere else. Filmed around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and elsewhere, while I was in Australia to watch the Ashes in Sydney, and to launch More Than a Shirt, my book about how football shirts explain global politics, money and power. If you enjoyed this, like, subscribe, and let me know: is Australia the sportiest nation on earth — or am I missing somewhere?!   / joey.durso     / joey.durso   https://substack.com/@joeydurso https://geni.us/MoreThanAShirt 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Behavior 01:30 Melbourne 02:10 Sport as habit 02:28 Geography 03:51 Cricket 04:27 Sporting lives 05:04 The Ashes 06:16 Conclusion