Aside from the cricket, one of the most entertaining spectacles inside Australian grounds involves inflatable beach balls. The grounds strictly prohibit beach balls and to the amusement of the crowd, very-serious-stewards chase the balls as they are slapped around the ground. We decided that the Boxing Day Test was the perfect day to finally release our Malaysian inflatable strawberry - you can see it in the photo below causing great concern to two onlooking stewards!
England had a great day in the field and bowled Australia all-out for 98 runs. This was a record lowest score for any Australian side against England at the MCG and did much to silence the Australian fans.
Day 2 - Mark attended with Richard and they sat in the top tier to enjoy some spectacular views of the game.
The unpredictable Melbourne summer weather was in full evidence as they sat shivering through the morning session, and needed sun cream for the last few hours of play. England had another great day, closing play at 444-5.
Day 3 - Mark and Richard plunged themselves into the crazy world of the Barmy Army as England continued to dominate the game.
Day 4 - Meg was back on the fourth day of the test as England took the final three Australian wickets to retain the Ashes. We sat with the Barmy Army and enjoyed a great party inside the stadium.
Most of the Australian fans had stayed away. And with the England supporters all grouped together, an amazing echoing atmosphere was created as we sang songs about England, the Barmy Army, Ricky Ponting and the unfortunate Mitchell Johnson.
After the game had ended, we stayed inside the stadium for over an hour singing. The players then did a lap of honour, followed by their unusual 'Sprinkler Dance' in front of us.
Due to our proximity to the Barmy Army, we feature in a few press photographs of the crowd.
After the game we headed into the city to the Barmy Army's 'headquarters' for a celebratory drink and a few songs.
Throughout the last few weeks, Mark's likeness to England cricketer Paul Collingwood has been stated by an astounding number of cricket fans. Meg has been congratulated for marrying 'Colly' and we were allowed to bypass the queue for a bar after a group of English fans outside began chanting "Colly" and patting Mark on the back! With all this constant adulation it was no surprise to find somebody trying to impersonate Mark. A doppel-doppelganger!
Two Collys together was always going to spell trouble for somebody. And sure enough, a few minutes afting finding each other, they teamed up with Richard to highjack a national news report on the Barmy Army. Below is a photo of the story - if you want to see the full report click on the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata&hl=en&v=j0vD5VB_QWI&gl=US
Day 2 - Mark attended with Richard and they sat in the top tier to enjoy some spectacular views of the game.
The unpredictable Melbourne summer weather was in full evidence as they sat shivering through the morning session, and needed sun cream for the last few hours of play. England had another great day, closing play at 444-5.
Day 3 - Mark and Richard plunged themselves into the crazy world of the Barmy Army as England continued to dominate the game.
Day 4 - Meg was back on the fourth day of the test as England took the final three Australian wickets to retain the Ashes. We sat with the Barmy Army and enjoyed a great party inside the stadium.
Most of the Australian fans had stayed away. And with the England supporters all grouped together, an amazing echoing atmosphere was created as we sang songs about England, the Barmy Army, Ricky Ponting and the unfortunate Mitchell Johnson.
After the game had ended, we stayed inside the stadium for over an hour singing. The players then did a lap of honour, followed by their unusual 'Sprinkler Dance' in front of us.
Due to our proximity to the Barmy Army, we feature in a few press photographs of the crowd.
After the game we headed into the city to the Barmy Army's 'headquarters' for a celebratory drink and a few songs.
Throughout the last few weeks, Mark's likeness to England cricketer Paul Collingwood has been stated by an astounding number of cricket fans. Meg has been congratulated for marrying 'Colly' and we were allowed to bypass the queue for a bar after a group of English fans outside began chanting "Colly" and patting Mark on the back! With all this constant adulation it was no surprise to find somebody trying to impersonate Mark. A doppel-doppelganger!
Two Collys together was always going to spell trouble for somebody. And sure enough, a few minutes afting finding each other, they teamed up with Richard to highjack a national news report on the Barmy Army. Below is a photo of the story - if you want to see the full report click on the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata&hl=en&v=j0vD5VB_QWI&gl=US
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