Adelaide Day 2,3 & 4
Let me start by saying congrats to John & Ruth for the arrival of baby Isobel on Saturday night. Terrific news for the pair of you and hope all are well in Abingdon.
Liloushka has finally arrived in Perth, 14 hours later than anticipated and not really enjoyed the 36 hour journey care of Qantas. They even managed to get her special needs food requirements wrong, so she's not a happy girl. At least they threw in a courtesy night-stop in Singapore so that she could temporarily unwind. Most painfully she therefore missed her nephew's first birthday party, so I'm thinking an upgrade an the way back is the least they can do!
Pleasing to report that the cricket is going much better over the course of the Adelaide test. Colly becoming the first pom for 70+ years to score a double-ton in Convictland. I'm glad that he and KP took my advice to heart and played sensibly through the 90s and both went onto big scores. I hear that they were up to five in the morning in the Tory heartlands, which was a remarkable display of support or just an indication of a work-shy slacker who doesn't have to get up in the morning!
The pitch is doing very little, making Hoggy's bowling display on days 3 & 4 all the more remarkable. Although runs are not easy to accumulate quickly, hence the slow scoring rates. In fact the curator (Groundsman in our language) is getting a lot of bad press for a very dull wicket. Providing we bat sensibly in the morning session, a draw should be very achievable. If all goes well, Flinty might even fancy putting the Aussies in for an uncomfortable 30 overs at the end and try and get some moral victories ahead of Perth.
Apart from the obvious highlights on the pitch, most pleasantly was the sight of the dwarf having words with members in the pavilion who abused him as he was out cheaply on Saturday night. Contrary to popular opinion it wasn't me singing "Hey-ho, Hey-ho it's off to the pavilion we go" as he stormed past that set his angry tirade off
Up the Monty
Liloushka has finally arrived in Perth, 14 hours later than anticipated and not really enjoyed the 36 hour journey care of Qantas. They even managed to get her special needs food requirements wrong, so she's not a happy girl. At least they threw in a courtesy night-stop in Singapore so that she could temporarily unwind. Most painfully she therefore missed her nephew's first birthday party, so I'm thinking an upgrade an the way back is the least they can do!
Pleasing to report that the cricket is going much better over the course of the Adelaide test. Colly becoming the first pom for 70+ years to score a double-ton in Convictland. I'm glad that he and KP took my advice to heart and played sensibly through the 90s and both went onto big scores. I hear that they were up to five in the morning in the Tory heartlands, which was a remarkable display of support or just an indication of a work-shy slacker who doesn't have to get up in the morning!
The pitch is doing very little, making Hoggy's bowling display on days 3 & 4 all the more remarkable. Although runs are not easy to accumulate quickly, hence the slow scoring rates. In fact the curator (Groundsman in our language) is getting a lot of bad press for a very dull wicket. Providing we bat sensibly in the morning session, a draw should be very achievable. If all goes well, Flinty might even fancy putting the Aussies in for an uncomfortable 30 overs at the end and try and get some moral victories ahead of Perth.
Apart from the obvious highlights on the pitch, most pleasantly was the sight of the dwarf having words with members in the pavilion who abused him as he was out cheaply on Saturday night. Contrary to popular opinion it wasn't me singing "Hey-ho, Hey-ho it's off to the pavilion we go" as he stormed past that set his angry tirade off
Up the Monty
posted by Ant | 11:49 pm
2 Comments:
Ant, I ask you with tears in my eyes please stop the self-flagellation now.
I suggest scalping the tickets you have for the other three tests as soon as you can, as they will only plummet in value from today onwards. Instead do something constructive with your time away, it is meant to be a holiday after all.
Even being biten by a poisonous Australian snake and spending weeks in hospital is time better spent at this rate. Perhaps you can go see Steve Irwin's grave stone, or spend weeks in the outback trying to re-live the Crocodile Dundee movies in the first person.
When I first heard you were going to spend most the winter in Australia watching the tests I was jealous, then this morning whilst watching your English roses wilting in that Hot northern wind known as the Ponting and Hussey show, I only felt pity. Finally while I was stuck in traffic on a dark and rainy morning lamenting on how the Aussies pinched that victory I realised that what I felt towards you was utter respect and admiration.
To wonder into the house of your enemy and have yourself handed a new "one" takes enormous brass monkeys.
With that said all I have left to say is;
"O Captain! my Captain! your fearful trip is not yet done, The shit you've weather'd and only two tests,
the prize we sought will ne'er be won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the Assies all exulting,
While follow eyes the unsteady keel, the vessel grim and daft; But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the wicket my Captain lies, Fallen cold and drunk.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up- for you the ashes are returned- for
you the barmy army bugle expelled,"
I think you should skip the remaining tests and just enjoy yourself around OZ. The England team is a joke, I won't waste my time again sitting glued to the TV at 1am, only to see them get walked over. PS: Say hi to Wheelo for me. Caio
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