Comments on: A day at the basin

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:40:11 +0000

The Basin Reserve looks like a lovely ground to watch cricket when the sun is shining and the wind isn’t out. I think I’d stand most of the time with an occasional sit-down.

I think it is a lovely ground. And well suited to wandering around waving flags and beating drums, as many Indian fans did.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:28:22 +0000

Actually, studying photo #3 you were right in front of us - did you find out if those guys in the zingy knitwear some kind of David Bain tribute? Were you the guy who kept putting your bare feet in Mike's face? And we said the same thing about those fugly jerseyed freaks. It's a real pity we didn't manage to catch up with you and Haydn. (By the way, we had a Public Address celebrity in our group as well.) I should have done something about getting contact details before the match. Though to be honest, I'm a fairly shy type and I would have felt pretty inadequate sitting with one guy headlined on Public Address and another whose archived posts date back to 2004.

By: sport review · Basin day two report

sport review · Basin day two report — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:57:40 +0000

[...] at the Basin may turn out to be the most blogged about day ever, with Hadyn, and Ben doing write ups, and Robyn filing a n00b report. Here’s how my day [...]

By: Richard Irvine

Richard Irvine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:59:10 +0000

Actually, studying photo #3 you were right in front of us – did you find out if those guys in the zingy knitwear some kind of David Bain tribute?

By: adverbin

adverbin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:29:35 +0000

Sorry, I meant indictment.

By: adverbin

adverbin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:01:23 +0000

I have been reading your blog over the series. Thank you for your helpful insights. I prefer such fan blogs to the mainstream media which to far too biased. I include the Indian media here. Only the columnist at “The Hindu” has anything interesting to say. It is a sad indiction of the media that a fan blog is less biased than it. Parore, whom I had liked as a keeper/batsman, especially keeps serving a lot of crap.

By: Richard Irvine

Richard Irvine — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:27:02 +0000

Heh, yeah we must have been right by you also Bummer, would have been great to say hi. Nice photos.

By: Samir Chopra

Samir Chopra — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:57:16 +0000

The Basin Reserve looks like a lovely ground to watch cricket when the sun is shining and the wind isn’t out. I think I’d stand most of the time with an occasional sit-down.

By: Leg Break

Leg Break — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:54:45 +0000

Yeah, was good to meet up Ben.

Problem with catching up like that is that half an hour later you remember all those things you were going to talk or ask about.

It was years since I’d sat in that stand. I wouldn’t want to be there for the whole day, but it was actually quite nostalgic.

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:10:30 +0000

What about the spell in the Old stand?

Hey Leg Break, it was great to finally get the chance to meet up. If I didn’t mention spending the tea interval in the old stand in my post, it was only because it didn’t quite fit in my story of spending the day (largely) on the bank.

I spotted you guys heading up onto the bank a bit later on, but lost you in the crowd. You were probably sitting right behind us (based on your txt), but it is impossible to pick people out. (One of the odd phenomenons of the bank crowd is how hard it is to find your way back to your mates. You end up standing at the base of the grass looking like a dork while the sauce from your hotdog runs down your wrist.)