PHOTOS TO FOLLOW Day 3 of the 4th test saw another utterly glorious day at The Ageas Bowl, today is the first of September, Autumn supposedly, not in Southampton, the sun shone in a largely blue sky all day. India had finished their innings with a lead of 27 runs, how important would that be … More England v India – Ageas Bowl – Day 3
I have a self imposed deadline of writing up each day of a test match on the day it happens, but, for this evening I had an invite to have dinner and spend the evening with my friends Andrew and Sandy who live very near to the ground. It’s now gone midnight and I’m back … More England v India – Ageas Bowl – Day 2 (In brief)
MORE PHOTOS TO FOLLOW WITH PROPER INTERNET ACCESS – I warn there are lots of India celebrating! This should probably come with a warning, this may well become a rant! Especially as I currently can’t access the internet in the expensive hotel I’m staying in! My internet access has been better in the much cheaper … More England v India – Ageas Bowl – Day 1
There was a lot of angst online about Nottinghamshires intention to charge £10 for this surprise Day 5, I’d bought my tickets at the end of last summer so my £10 was long gone, and there was no way I was missing the end of this test match. Overnight the powers that be at Trent … More England v India – Trent Bridge – Day 5
So, tomorrow I’m going to Day 5 of the Test match at Trent Bridge! Those aren’t words I thought I’d be typing or even considering yesterday, or even at lunch time today! I managed to arrive at the ground with everything I took with me, so was fully prepared for whatever the weather chose to … More England v India – Trent Bridge – Day 4
My day didn’t start too well, I travelled into Nottingham Station by tram again, chatting to a couple as I went, I got off and felt bit light as I walked along the platform, I’d left a bag on the tram, with everything I needed to protect me from the elements, umbrella, Kahoolawe, hat, sunglasses, … More England v India – Trent Bridge – Day 3
Before I start writing about Day 2 of this third Test between England and India I should confirm that I am an England fan, but, luckily for me I’m a fan of the game of cricket first. I had an OK sleep after Day 1, the Airbnb I’m staying in is close to a hospital … More England v India – Trent Bridge – Day 2
After an unsuccessful test for me at Lord’s I was looking forward to the third test at Trent Bridge. I was lucky enough to have received a ticket for the TMS v Tailenders match at Derbyshire’s 3aaa’s Ground. My daughter had been visiting from Paris and had a train to catch in London, I decided … More England v India – Trent Bridge – Day 1
With tickets at £110 a day for the first 3 days I took the decision to only go for the first 2 days at Lord’s, I later added Day 4 for £80, but decided to sell that ticket to a friend as my daughter is here, visiting from Paris. My decision meant I saw just … More England v India – The 2nd Test – Lord’s
And so we came to the finale of this intriguing test match, I had another horror night in my hotel, I have no idea why people coming from a different time zone can’t understand that people want to be asleep at 3am in the morning! But, slamming doors and shouting for 2 hours at that … More England v India – Edgbaston – The Finale!
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