Australia (The Ashes) Tour 2013/14

Morning everyone. We reached the Snowy Mountains at last on Saturday, after a fabulous drive from Merimbula on the Monaro and Snowy Mountain highways. Our …

Morning everyone. The dawn chorus at the Nowra Motor Inn is loud enough to wake the dead – Wonga pigeons squawking to each other about …

Morning everyone. According to my pal Doubter of Dobcross, statistics have just been shown on Sky that prove conclusively that this has been the worst …

Morning everyone. How to cope with a certain and imminent 5-0 Ashes thrashing? Well, a Saturday night out on Sydney’s Rocks is a good start. …

Morning everyone. Sydney. The Fifth Test. Rankin, Borthwick and Ballance in. Bresnan, Root and Monty out. Yet another piece of flawed selection by the England …

Morning everyone. New Years Eve was different in 2013. Certainly, I cannot remember watching a cricket match on this particular night before, although I’m sure …

Morning everyone. The day after our Boxing Day session, we all set out to Mannum for our houseboat adventure, Mr Blade and myself nursing king-size …

Morning everyone. I had hoped to have a break from writing but bad news is occurring thick and fast, the latest unhappy event being the …

Morning everyone. Kangaroo Island. Beloved of Sir Ian Botham and Posh Margaret – not staying together, of course – and an obvious choice for a …

Morning everyone. The weather forecasters predicted temperatures of up to 38% for the opening day of Perth but they got it wrong. During the afternoon …

Morning everyone. After the Adelaide debacle, what better way to chill out than a couple of days on the pop. On Monday afternoon, in the …

Morning everyone. Herbie has now arrived, carrying a low pressure area in his suitcase. From the bright sun we have experienced for the last three …

Morning everyone. First a couple of important updates. The Addis Army team came second in the Ramsgate Hotel pub quiz last Tuesday, winning a packet …

Morning everyone. The fallout from the Brisbane Test continues unabated. First, the infamous sledging comments by Michael Clarke to Jimmy Anderson during the final overs …

Morning everyone I had a couple of days to explore Adelaide while the Blades were at work / school respectively, so I obtained an all …

Hi everyone. My last day in the UK, the 14th November, coincided with the final Test match for Sachin Tendulkar, so instead of packing that …

Hi everyone. As the England squad fly to Australia next week I thought it was time for me to get busy blogging – and I …