The first ball has been bowled
Posted Sunday, November 26, 2006, 2:22 PM by Lonely Planet
OK, so this is a blog about travel, but bear with me because although this would appear to be about cricket, it's about cricket of the travelling variety. The type that starts in Brisbane, then travels to Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and then Sydney.
It's the Ashes. The greatest fight, for the littlest trophy.
With 40,000 Brits expected to fly in to Australia for the nomadic festival of Ashes cricket it will pay to be wary. Booking accommodation in these centres in Summer is tough at the best of times, but with the barmy army in town you will want to be organised.
The first test is almost decided, and in a country which is in drought it is mildly ironic that the only thing that might save England from its first loss of the series is a healthy down pour.
It's the Ashes. The greatest fight, for the littlest trophy.
With 40,000 Brits expected to fly in to Australia for the nomadic festival of Ashes cricket it will pay to be wary. Booking accommodation in these centres in Summer is tough at the best of times, but with the barmy army in town you will want to be organised.
The first test is almost decided, and in a country which is in drought it is mildly ironic that the only thing that might save England from its first loss of the series is a healthy down pour.
Labels: Asia and Pacific
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it's all over now. not even rain could save the poor old poms.
criket is an intresting game
Its 3 nil now, and looking like 5 nil. Australia will always beat England, unless the whole teams on holiday like the last ashes. At least one guy in Englands team fights, but he's south African. The rest is like putting a bunch of refined English gentlmen in a fight with 11 mongrel dogs. The dogs will tear em to pieces. Auistralians wont except defeat by any country in any decent sport , for England defeat its a part of life.
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