"G'day" to our intrepid travelling men and their hen mother from the Hodsons in Melbourne.
Sadly we did not witness the much promised English renaissance at the MCG yesterday. After a promising start the tough talking Poms withered under the baking Aussie sun and crumbled in the face of a fearsome spin bowler who bears a passing resemblance to the Editor (one N Lyon). Then it was left up to a slightly geeky looking, slightly too old for this sort of gig, Aussie opener to score a breezy century to make it 4-0. It seems that the English touring party is suffering from homesickness like so many cricketers who have toured this country before them.
We are staying next to the magnificent campus of Melbourne Grammar School (a rather exclusive private college for young men) and so our thoughts frequently turn to how Auckland's finest are spending their final week of immersion in all things Indian - and how we will spend the rest of the summer debriefing and downloading with your most junior tour member.
This tour has been a journey of discovery for so many people - not just the young men and their teachers in India, but for all of us as family members and friends. Thank you Ben, Shane and Rachel for your amazing work and care for our sons. You may not realise how many lives this part of your work touches but the positive ripples are being felt in all sorts of unexpected places. Maybe just not the dressing room of the England XI.
Safe travels,
Nick
Sadly we did not witness the much promised English renaissance at the MCG yesterday. After a promising start the tough talking Poms withered under the baking Aussie sun and crumbled in the face of a fearsome spin bowler who bears a passing resemblance to the Editor (one N Lyon). Then it was left up to a slightly geeky looking, slightly too old for this sort of gig, Aussie opener to score a breezy century to make it 4-0. It seems that the English touring party is suffering from homesickness like so many cricketers who have toured this country before them.
We are staying next to the magnificent campus of Melbourne Grammar School (a rather exclusive private college for young men) and so our thoughts frequently turn to how Auckland's finest are spending their final week of immersion in all things Indian - and how we will spend the rest of the summer debriefing and downloading with your most junior tour member.
This tour has been a journey of discovery for so many people - not just the young men and their teachers in India, but for all of us as family members and friends. Thank you Ben, Shane and Rachel for your amazing work and care for our sons. You may not realise how many lives this part of your work touches but the positive ripples are being felt in all sorts of unexpected places. Maybe just not the dressing room of the England XI.
Safe travels,
Nick
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