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Boxing Day Test – Melbourne

Written by James Clark on December 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Boxing day in Australia means two things on the sporting calendar – The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.

Cricket is the most popular summer sport in Australia. It is remarkable that the game has remained popular considering that Test Match cricket goes for 5 days and still doesn’t guarantee a result.

I like how it involves playing teams from places like Pakistan and the West Indies. I also like how the captains wear blazers before the start of play, even on a blazing hot day.

Pakistan Captain Mohammad Yousuf

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: australia, cricket, melbourne, sport

63K at the G

Written by James Clark on December 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Boxing day in Melbourne means the Boxing Day test. Over 63,000 people were in attendance on the first day.

[MCG Boxing Day Attendance]

That’s a big crowd for any sporting event in the world, but it can look small at the MCG (the G) as the ground can hold 100,000.

[Australia vs South Africa at MCG]

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: australia, cricket, melbourne, sport

The Boxing Day Test, Melbourne – Australia

Written by James Clark on December 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is an institution on the Australian sporting calendar. The first Boxing Day test was in 1950, and it has been played every year since 1980.

[Australia v India - MCG]

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: australia, cricket, melbourne, sport

Do you know Ricky Ponting?

Written by James Clark on March 4, 2007 · Leave a Comment

India is a land of an uncountable amount of Gods. Ricky Ponting (Australian cricket captain) apparently is one of them.

I have had a stream of Indian men approach me to talk cricket. I don’t know if it is always like this or if it is because the Cricket World Cup starts this month.

[Cricket World Cup Advertisement]

Before I came to India I had planned to read up on who’s who in the Indian cricket team, which I forgot to do. I need not have bothered as everyone wants to talk to me about the Australian team. So the days on the couch watching cricket in the summer just gone has paid off.

You are usually asked where you are from, and when you say Australia, the gushing praise of Ricky Ponting commences.

Here are some Ricky Ponting moments so far:

- Ricky Ponting is my favourite player. He came to our town and I have a picture of me and Ricky Ponting. It is my favourite picture and I have put it up in my room.

- Ricky Ponting is my favourite player. Do you like Ricky Ponting?
(me) Yes, of course. He is magnificent.
Do you know Ricky Ponting?
(me) No, sorry.
Ohh… (conversation abruptly ends)

- Ricky Ponting is my favourite player. I am so happy when Ricky Ponting makes 100 runs. I bet every game that he makes 100 runs.

[Men watching cricket]