Australia v England, 4th Test, Melbourne

I’m up at 7.30 to report the skies over Melbourne are dark, occasionally dumping rain, and bitterly and completely uncharacteristically freezing. However the clouds in the east look lighter, definately an encouraging sign. We haven’t had rain in about a month, but yesterday was a dumping, and while it is scheduled to clear to be sunny, Boxing Day looks like the middle of July.

I’m heading off at 8.30 simply as to get into the ground in time. With the mass of people, security back checks, and the unreliability of our public train system, I figured better to be in there early and safe, than late and frantic.

Been looking forward to this for 6 months, and now its here. Cannot wait.

Hi all! No turkey here, by popular wishes from my kids we had wild boar and very nice it was too. Yes, I am a sad bastard listening to the cricket. You may have the Ashes but am sorry for our drought, mates. Pints of wine here, cheers! Merry Christmas, every-one!

Woohoo — you push Hoggy down to no 11 and you watch him bat! See that 4!

Right, they’re all out, I’ll calm down now.

Two good calls from Hoggy turned down. It would feel different of Oz were 2 down now, wouldn’t it? Would perhaps make our performance seem decent. No chance of that is there? The torture runs on. Merry Xmas. Sob.

now you are 2 down! Way to go, Freddy! On a hattrick!

I’m an old woman, Kathy. Been down this sad and sorry road with the England team all too often. And my heart goes out to the Aussies as well. We all wanted a bitchin fight. Sigh. Back to bed. Night,night.

Tom – you have to stand up at the MCG? Huh?

Ooops1 ..for torpeo….please read TORPEDO.

And make sure the ship has no lifeboats.

Hmmm….I feel a little less stressed now I have that of my chest.

Luv,

G.E.S.

Ah! so someone is awake early…down beneath my feet,
Nice to hear from you mate…sorry about the spleen..
Yes I take my cricket seriously….well as seriously as a game can be taken..ie:not of life threatening importance.
Once upon a time it was regarded as a peculiarly English National Game and it was played on village greens all over the country….now I am afraid to say that there are more ‘Macdonalds’ than village cricket teams….perhaps we should ask the Yanks who own the Big Macs to send you a team for the next series….I don’t think that they could do much worse !
Ah well roll on the next episode…c.u.
Graham

“Tom – you have to stand up at the MCG? Huh?”

In June, after I missed out on general seating in the ticketing fiasco, I snapped up standing room tickets for about 12 dollars. I thought, ‘hell, it will most likely be warm, and just being there would make it bareable’. There was a row of empty seats in front of me, yet the MCG security Nazi’s stopped myself and a mate I was with from occupying these seats.

Yeah,well I’m also into the Saga age….and I’ve got too much to do yet….than hang around waiting for anything….besides it could be 25 years{ beforeI get the nod}thanks to our National Health Service.
Although after last nights’ performance by our would be cricketers….. for a few minutes I felt like chucking myself under a tram…..then I thought NAAAH! Chuck the
B####### selectors instead.
Now I wonder if we can hang on for a draw?…or perhaps it will get rained off ??