As predicted, the flagship Melbourne game was unable to be played due to heavy rain. It has basically not stopped raining since we arrived. The Crusaders were kind enough to give us a day’s notice by SMS that the game was cancelled so we decided to use the time to acquaint ourselves with Melbourne and rest aching limbs.
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| Federation Square (free Wifi) |
Some of the lads went off to watch the early qualifying rounds of the Australian open – and ended up sheltering from the rain under a tree shared by some 6-foot tall, toned Russian hopeful, while others chose the cultured angle and visited an exhibition of self-portraits, including several paintings by Rembrandt. Siva and Ashwin unfortunately spent 5 hours at casualty trying to get some treatment for an ear infection, only to then be told they didn’t have the right equipment at the hospital.
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| Lads at Queen Victoria market |
In the evening, before we returned to cricket and the 1st Twenty20 International, we headed up to the Queen Victoria Market to grab a bite of whatever was on offer – and there was a lot on offer. From tapas to squid, fish & chips or even Kangaroos burgers. Then we found a pub to watch Australia get beaten once again – certainly cheering for England got lots of disapproving looks, but the owners didn’t mind, they already had their 8 A$ for each beer!
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| Queen Victoria Market |
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