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Australia (The Ashes) Tour 2013/14

by Addis Army Cricket 4 April 2020

Australia (The Ashes) Tour 2013/14

  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    The men from the snowy river

    by Midnight 14 January 2014

    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 …

    by Midnight 14 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Thundergoose are go

    by Midnight 11 January 2014

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

    by Midnight 11 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    I need a vacation

    by Midnight 8 January 2014

    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 …

    by Midnight 8 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    In the name of God, go…

    by Midnight 5 January 2014

    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. …

    by Midnight 5 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Lost property

    by Midnight 4 January 2014

    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 …

    by Midnight 4 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Rollerball cricket

    by Midnight 3 January 2014

    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 …

    by Midnight 3 January 2014
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Messing about on the riverboat

    by Midnight 30 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 30 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Swann won’t tear you apart again

    by Midnight 27 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 27 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    No escape from Kangaroo Island

    by Midnight 22 December 2013

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

    by Midnight 22 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    The tottering inferno

    by Midnight 18 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 18 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Grapes and Wrath

    by Midnight 13 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 13 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    White flag of disgrace

    by Midnight 9 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 9 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    The foolish pom of belair

    by Midnight 3 December 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 3 December 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    The lorry vanishes

    by Midnight 26 November 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 26 November 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    No more excuses England

    by Midnight 24 November 2013

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

    by Midnight 24 November 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    When an old cricketer leaves the crease

    by Midnight 17 November 2013

    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 …

    by Midnight 17 November 2013
  • Australia 2013/14Tour Diaries

    Ashes appetiser

    by Midnight 20 October 2013

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

    by Midnight 20 October 2013

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