There was a time, back when such things were poorly understood, when the appearance of a light in the sky where there wasn't one before would create a fair stir amongst those accustomed to following the predictable motions of familiar astral bodies. Books might be penned, ad-hoc explanations proffered, and a good deal of portentous nonsense would ensue.
These days, though the science of Novas is far from a finished field, and their prediction still largely educated guesswork, astronomers have a fair idea of what lies behind them and the conditions under which they can occur. So it was, if you will pardon a rather laboured analogy, with Hong Kong's recent flash in the cricketing firmament. Heading to the UAE with two of the better-performing spinners in associates cricket, a workmanlike but canny pace attack, and a top three of proven quality, one might have guessed Hong Kong arrived at the Asia Cup pushing their metaphorical Chandrasekhar limit.
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