I've been watching the first half of the Australian season and it pissed it down preceding the beginning of the ladies' Ashes and in the recently completed Shield games, NSW/WA was rain affected while the spectators at the MCG were huddled in coats with woolen hats. It always looks grey and cast over on Neighbours and Home and Away.
How do Pommy blokes who are next in line get reasonable practice in while the team is away? Indoor nets can only do so much, and from about early November onwards there’s 2.5 hours of light per day, if it isn’t raining it’s snowing and all the facilities are being used for football. Given the UK is a postage stamp, it isn’t as though the players can go to a different part of the country where it’s warmer and drier to have substantial training in the event of a call up. I think it’s a credit to England that they’ve done so well in winter tours over the years when operating at such a climatic as well as physical disadvantage.
Yeah it’s meant to be a wet summer this year. I’d say it will make the farmers happy, but it won’t because nothing makes farmers happy.
Many bugger-off to your country to play grade cricket, that is the few who are not franchise merchants who travel all over. One county (from 18) for example, three upcoming county players just breaking into the first-team, all playing grade cricket: Durham trio head Down Under
Yip, so dreary that you all come and play here every season: Handscomb; Travis Head; Jake Lehmann; Finch and Maxwell.
Well they are not playing in your winter, are they? I heard you Australians when your cricket season ends all start playing Rugger and that weird football you play which nobody else sensibly does as it looks terrible.
In boom years "the prices are too low, we have to let apples rot on the ground". In hard years "give us money so we don't go out of business".
Would recommend anyone who comes to Australia to watch an AFL game live. Amazing sport. Fastest of all football codes by miles.
John Howard, face like a smacked arse, handing over the trophy to Martin Johnson and his boys: one of my favourite days in sporting history.
At least it isn’t politics or the BBC..
