12 YO Max Waight Picked Waste For 4 Years To Raise Money To Watch Australia Play The Ashes In England Which Is Amazing
This is what a true fan does.
The rivalry between England and Australia has a unique fan-following. 12-year-old Max Waight is a perfect example as he saved four years of pocket money to watch the Ashes in England.
"I sat next to Steve Waugh, Justin Langer, and Nathan Lyon. Justin Langer showed me the plan book which was amazing to see all his notes and talking to Steve Waugh was amazing too," he said according to cricket.au.com.
"Steve Smith and Pat Cummins are my favourites. I got to talk to them about how they prepare and play the game. It was very enjoyable," he added.
He saw them lift the World Cup in 2015 on home soil and it was then that he wanted to travel to England to watch the Aussies play the Ashes.
But travelling to England was not that simple. His father, Damien, promised him that if he could raise AUD 1500, he would end up taking Max to the UK.
Raising AUD 1500 was not easy for the kid, but he and his mother came up with a plan of taking out the neighbours' rubbish bins on the weekends for the charge of just AUD 1 per household.
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The kid then wrote a letter to all his neighbours, offering his waste management services and he attracted customers in no time.
The whole process went on for four years and he kept on taking the bins out on weekends. He took breaks when he was unable to take out the garbage bins or was ill.
When he was unable to do so, his parents and younger brother did the job to keep the process going.
And at last, when the kid accumulated the required money, his father kept the promise and booked the tickets for the entire family to go to England to watch the ongoing fourth Ashes Test in Manchester.
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"When I said it, I had to follow through. If he saved up the money I was not going to let him down," cricket.com.au quoted Damien as saying.
"You do not fast forward in your mind at the start and think you are going to do it but it is good that we are here. It is an amazing experience, we have got our whole family and another close family that we are friends with. We are just making memories," he added.
Max and his brother travelled to Old Trafford on the team bus and Max was seen sitting next to Australia coach Justin Langer.
In the ongoing fourth Test of the ongoing Ashes, Australia declared their first innings at 494/8 after Steve Smith's double ton.
England was reduced to 23/1 at the close of play on day two of the Test.
