Australia Diary Days 7-12

It’s been a pretty hectic few days over here, desperately trying to fit in all the tourist sights before having to resume watching England’s capitulation in the cricket. We used the day off from the cricket in Melbourne to guess what…? What more cricket! The Big Bash game between the Renegades and the Brisbane Heat…

Australia Diary Days 3-6

I’m afraid I haven’t been able to update my diary for a few days as I’ve been busy writing articles about the cricket for Cricinfo. These are very enjoyable to do and hopefully give me the chance to get my work seen by a larger audience but do take quite a long time to write.…

Australia Diary Day 2

So, so tired. Even after going to bed at 9 last night I got up at 8 this morning and I was still knackered!  But it didn’t matter, it was Boxing Day, I was in Melbourne and it was game day. After a quick breakfast it was off to the ground to soak up the…

Australia Diary Day 1

Merry Christmas!! Not that it feels much like Christmas here after a long flight and the weather (28°c and clear blue skies, thank you very much for asking). We eventually made it into Melbourne airport at 11am Christmas morning after a three hour delay at Heathrow. Hearing the captain say that the crosswinds were above…