I don’t want to tempt fate as there is still one more day to run at the test match for England and the Black Caps up in Napier but we did enjoy our trip to the match on Sunday.

It was a bit of a worry though as we turned on the radio on Saturday morning only to hear that England were 18 for 3. Crikey, it was going to be a torturous weekend. As you might imagine seeking someone to blame for the Brit’s performance I was called a bad jinx. Last time I went to a cricket match it was in Melbourne to watch England play Australia in the ashes. And we all know what happened there.

The sun didn’t shine on us in Napier but we did at least watch the final overs of England’s first innings and then see the Black Caps bowled out in less than one day!

Fingers crossed we get the right result and the boys don’t let themselves down.

Interesting notice for lunch break

Doh, I think that they meant this lot who were closer to the pitch! It was a wonderful sight to see kids playing cricket and an inspection of the pitch by fans.

More lunch time entertainment – Ian Botham, Mike Atherton and David (hmm, still looking good!) Gower broadcasting for Sky

Afternoon tea entertainment – NZTV and the Dilmah Team sponsored guest spot where every guest get’s their Dilmah goodiebox!

Yah, back on the field again – our boys from blighty

Reading this blog you wouldn’t know that the England cricket team are here on their NZ cricket tour. It’s not something that get’s talked about much in our house but rather much desparate staring at the TV screen in disbelief.

The Basin was packed with 8,000 capacity crowd. Lots and lots of Brits frying in the NZ sun. They always say you can’t beat Wellington on a good day – today is a good day and the cricket has been going pretty well for England.

I won’t say any more about the score at this point for fear of tempting fate but suffice to say that the headlines in the paper reads “Black Caps face massive task” ….. and there is lots of pics of the Barmy Army on tour!

Can’t help but thinking that the English Rugby Players are not feeling very happy! Jonny certainly looks like a big sulk is going on. Shame really as there is no shame in losing in the final of the World Cup. Better than falling out of the competition in the quarter finals!

It was a tough game to watch since the potential for winning seemed to ebb away – the English boys just didn’t seem able to hang onto the ball at crucial moments.

There is one definite positive now – the darn rugby is over and we can reclaim office water cooler chats back to wind and other weather phenomena!