Daily Archives: August 18, 2009

ASHES TO ASHES

I love cricket – not the game as such, more the culture surrounding it.  In other words, forget the bat and ball, but just enjoy the experience, and of course the amazing tea. Firstly, there’s the outfit.   For me, there is nothing like the sight of a good looking, tanned and toned man in cream flannel, with his shirt rolled to just below the elbows showing just a hint of golden skin and bleached blonde hair, fondly stroking the ball on his thigh… And then there’s the terminology….  where else would you find expressions like ‘tea in the pavilion’, ‘bowling a maiden over’, ‘googlies’, ‘in … Read More »

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