Cricket @ MindSay

Quick, signal a national emergency!

This summer the Proteas (South African National Cricket Team) toured Australia, handing us our first home series loss in 17 years of Test Cricket domination at home. Australia barely held it's spot as #1 Test-Playing Nation by winning the final game of the series, but we still have a tour of South Africa comming up.

A few weeks ago Wellington Phoenix FC guaranteed that they wouldn't finish the regular season at the bottom of the table, giving the A-League it's maiden Australian wooden-spooners.

The Proteas then followed their win in the Tests with a win in the ODI (One-Day Internation) series. Releiving Australia of the title #1 ODI playing nation.

On Sunday the Black Caps (New Zealand National Cricket Team) beat the Australians in the ODI match, our chance to regain out #1 ODI spot. The New Zealand Women duplicated the mens feat by beating out womens team.

Shane Smeltz from the Wellington Phoenix and the All Whites (New Zealand National Football Team) took home the Golden Boot (most goals in a season) and Johnny Warren Medal (A-League MVP) last night in the A-League awards ceremony.

What has happened to Australia's domination of the sporting fields? It's been a fairly bleak summer all-up.

The Socceroos play Japan in a WCQ match next Wednesday in the blockbuster Top-Of-Group-A-Table match 

Come On You Socceroos! Restore some national pride!

The only sound I see in the silence of the night is the cricket.I have always been wanting to see the insect in its physical existence just to make sure it is not a ghost.I have never been able to do so.Tireless and not pausing even for a second,the ghostly voice (sounds spooky on lonely nights) goes on and on and I do not even realize it when it stops for a while in between.

Just now ,as I am typing this I hear not one but two sounds -the bigger and more strident one from the nearby  back garden and the second one probably from a distance in the front lawn which appears slightly in baritone. As the dawn breaks where does it disappear ? Apparently it does not .It continues to make the racket through the morning .Only you do not get to hear it as the sound level in the city goes up with people getting up from bed and going about their daily activities.

Congrats to the Australian One-Day Cricket team for making it 3 World Cups in-a-row yesterday morning.

Farewell to Ooh-Ah, you have made us all proud.

That is all.

Happy Australia Day (for yesterday)!!

England (and English cricket fans) must be feeling lower than ever. Being beaten by Australia, in Australia, on Australia Day by a massive 9 wickets. Their last 5 wickets fell for only 7, and Freddie is completely embarrassed by the thrashing.

Anyways, I'm finally back from Melbourne. And it was really good. Went to the Aust. Open on Day 5, and even though the day was partially washed out by some very much needed rain, I managed to see quite a lot of matches, which was nice. And all was going to plan until I got lost at 10pm at night, trying to make my way back home, lol. We went fishing too... disastrous... I got sick on the 2hr drive up and back, so yeah, very painful. Had a picnic in the rain. Shopped, ate, slept, etc. But it is definitely good to be back :)