Globalization, sport and national identities

This paper sought to both probe what role sport plays in the construction and representation of ‘British’/English national culture and national identity and to use the issue of ‘British’/English culture and identity to raise questions about what is happening to cultural identities in general in late modernity. That is, how are national cultures and cultural identities being affected by processes of globalization? A case study that examines Anglo-Australian relations, with specific reference to cricket was used to highlight the broader questions identified.