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I’m at my friend Alsira’s pool. I’ve just done fifty lengths, shaken the water off, and bashed out fifty press ups. The lifeguard is impressed and asks me how I got on in Paris? ‘Pretty well,’ I reply, ‘Until my … Continue reading
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Yesterday evening I found myself with an hour to kill before collecting the wife from the airport, so I switched on the telly, hoping to find a spot of cricket. What I found instead was the BBC 6 o’clock News, … Continue reading
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Quite a bit’s happened since my last post. In fact I’m home now, struggling to adjust to the dark, wet evenings of a miserable, mild British winter. But before I provoke too much sympathy dear reader, I should tell you … Continue reading
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There’s been a change of plan. For reasons I cannot divulge due to the need for confidentiality (that may sound intriguing, but the reality is far from it) I’m not going home today. I should be on the 20.20 (yep… … Continue reading
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Funny old game cricket. Sunday was a day that will live long in the memory; Monday a day instantly forgettable. ‘You cheated,’ jokes Allan back at the Commodore. ‘Cheated?’ I ask. ‘Dipping out today.’ ‘Guilty as charged,’ I reply, ‘I … Continue reading
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TEN DAYS IN CAPE TOWN — DAY 6 It’s Sunday and the second day of the Newlands Test. I wasn’t going to write much about the cricket, but I’ve decided that I will. Because, afterall, that is why we are … Continue reading
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Day One Heathrow, Terminal 3, Monday 28th December 17.35 and our ancient, overladen British Airways 747 begins to trundle down the runway. Someone once told me that if you haven’t left the ground after forty seconds, you are in deep … Continue reading
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Warning: this blog is predominately about Super 15 Rugby; so if that doesn’t float your boat, look away now. I’ve never had much interest in Super Rugby — the Southern Hemisphere competition involving Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and now, … Continue reading
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DAY 3 I was ill. I knew it. Friday was a wash-out in every sense. The weather was awful so we decided to take the ferry to Sydney but by the time Lisa, the owner of … Continue reading
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MANLY — THE FINAL FRONTIER Arriving into Sydney airport at around 7.30pm local time, my first impressions of Australia is that it’s caught somewhere between the ‘fifties and the ‘nineties in a post-colonial time warp. Bank notes still sport our … Continue reading
