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We're taking the urn home

Wednesday 29 December 2010 Melbourne Day 4: Australia a pitiful 98 & a totally inadequate 258 all out; England a magnificent 513....

Richard

Dec 29, 20101 min read

Tomorrow we're going to retain the Ashes

Tuesday 28 December 2010 Melbourne Day 3: Australia 98 & 169 for 6, England 513 all out. England need 4 more wickets to win. On a perfect...

Richard

Dec 28, 20102 min read

A day for Trott and toys out of the pram

Monday 27 December 2010 Melbourne Day 2: Australia 98, England 444 for 5. England lead by 346 runs. This was another day which went...

Richard

Dec 27, 20102 min read

Pinch me I must be dreaming

Sunday 26 December 2010 Melbourne Day 1: Australia 98 all out, England 157 for no wicket. Will this still be true when I wake up tomorrow?...

Richard

Dec 26, 20102 min read

Off to the cricket with 90,000 other people

Saturday 25 December 2010 Hot on the heels of Christmas must surely come the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. One of the truly great dates...

Richard

Dec 25, 20101 min read

Rant

Thursday 23 December 2010 A three and a half hour flight from Perth to Melbourne today enabled me to catch up with the cream of...

Richard

Dec 23, 20102 min read

Reflections on defeat

Tuesday 21 December 2010 As promised, here are some further reflections on England's defeat in the 3rd Test: 1. Even though this is one...

Richard

Dec 21, 20103 min read

Miracle cancelled, disciples head for the beach

Sunday 19 December 2010 Perth Day 4: England 123 all out. Australia win by 257 runs. Walking to the WACA ground this morning, I almost...

Richard

Dec 19, 20102 min read

So here it is Merry Christmas … Australia

Saturday 18 December 2010 Perth Day 3: Australia 268 & 309 all out, England 187 & 81 for 5 oh no not again It was fancy dress Saturday...

Richard

Dec 18, 20103 min read

Too hot to handle global warming

Friday 17 December 2010 As we arrived at the WACA ground today, an enthusiastic group of people were demonstrating vehemently against...

Richard

Dec 17, 20101 min read

Pride before a fall

Friday 17 December 2010 Perth Day 2: Australia 268 & 119 for 3, England 187 all out omigod, Australia lead by 200 runs...

Richard

Dec 17, 20102 min read

Identikit Cricket

Thursday 16 December 2010 Perth Day 1: Australia 268 all out, England 29 for 0 England confounded my 'smart money' tip by selecting Chris...

Richard

Dec 16, 20103 min read

Back to the serious stuff

Wednesday 15 December 2010 Less than 24 hours now until the start of the Third, and possibly decisive, Test match in Perth. The possible...

Richard

Dec 15, 20102 min read

Of Kangaroos and Kalgoorlie

Tuesday 14 December 2010 After six days touring, I'm now back in the big city - specifically Perth, host to the Third Test starting on...

Richard

Dec 14, 20104 min read

The Indian Pacific

Sunday 12 December 2010 Just a quick warning of likely radio silence till Tuesday, as I am just about to board the Indian Pacific from...

Richard

Dec 12, 20101 min read

Fisticuffs, Bradman and the Toon

Friday 10 December 2010 You're right - there's no connection whatsoever between these topics, but here's a quick pot pourri of...

Richard

Dec 10, 20104 min read

Me 'n' Oprah on KI

Thursday 9 December 2010 The number of inhabitants of Kangaroo Island was boosted yesterday by two tourists - me and Oprah Winfrey. For...

Richard

Dec 9, 20101 min read

Off to Kangaroo Island

Wednesday 8 December 2010 With the excitement of the cricket over until December 17th in Perth, I am heading out of the city today for...

Richard

Dec 8, 20101 min read

KP - from Lady Gaga to loveable pie chucker

Tuesday 7 December 2010 I don't want to bang on about it, but just how important was Kevin Pietersen's last ball dismissal of Michael...

Richard

Dec 7, 20103 min read

We're singing in the rain

Tuesday 7 December 2010 Adelaide Day 5: Australia 304 all out. England win by an innings and 71 runs. AN INNINGS AND 71 RUNS!!! It's...

Richard

Dec 7, 20101 min read

We're taking the urn home

Tomorrow we're going to retain the Ashes

A day for Trott and toys out of the pram

Pinch me I must be dreaming

Off to the cricket with 90,000 other people

Rant

Reflections on defeat

Miracle cancelled, disciples head for the beach

So here it is Merry Christmas … Australia

Too hot to handle global warming

Pride before a fall

Identikit Cricket

Back to the serious stuff

Of Kangaroos and Kalgoorlie

The Indian Pacific

Fisticuffs, Bradman and the Toon

Me 'n' Oprah on KI

Off to Kangaroo Island

KP - from Lady Gaga to loveable pie chucker

We're singing in the rain

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