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| Bert
begins the day by attempting to take a bite out of Jonesys neck |
Then
nations media were out in force for the big game |
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| McCarthy
soaks up the sunshine - minus sun cream, as per normal |
Sussex
go through a vigorous warm up, that at one point had James Kirtley
shouting "oh no" during a particularly vigorous groin stretch |
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| The
Aussies begin their warm up |
Lloyd
has gone for the unusual tactic of a packet of beer jerky |
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| Michael
Yardy is interviewed following the messy toss |
Ricky
Ponting faces the Sky cameras |
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| Jones
was attempting to score, and unsuprisingly found himself two runs down
after only two overs |
Lloyd
and Jones enjoy the sunshine |
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| McCarthy
was on the traditional cricketing drink of Westons |
We
soon made ourselves at home by chucking rubbish everywhere |
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| It
was a beautiful day for cricket |
Carl
Hopkinson was back in the field to offer encouragement to his Sussex
team mates |
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| The
first Aussie wicket goes down, and that brings Ricky Ponting to the
crease |
Hello
Ricky |
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| Goodbye
Ricky - for eight |
Despite
having work in the evening, Wright was on the beer |
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| Potters
train pass was soon acquired after he lost his wallet |
Two
Westons down, 4 to go. Mixed nicely in with a further four pints of Old
English |
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| McCarthy
places some delightful brie onto a biscuit |
The
traditional rubbish bag was in place to ensure we were environmentally
friendly |
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| The
traditional luncheon interval game of cricket on the outfield gets
underway |
A
wicket keeper and three slips seemed a bit extreme, especially as it
left just McCarthy and Potter in the field |
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| 90
for 2 at lunch represented a poor start by convict standards |
McCarthy
enjoys a sausage roll |
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| This
is a Seagull |
Jones
was, remarkably, still managing to score. He soon gave up though |
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| Another
Aussie wicket falls |
Off
to steal some items from the changing areas no doubt |
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| Wright
seems to be enjoying seeing the Aussies struggle |
Lloyd
laps up the continued sunshine |
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| The
tea time game begins, as Potter takes his position at bat |
Oli
Rayner sends in a delivery |
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| Brett
Lee takes strike |
Sussex
continue to make life difficult for their visitors |
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| The
Aussies head over to the hospitality tents at the end of a tough day one |
They
were more than happy to sing autographs though, which was nice |
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| Ricky
even decided to have the honour of a photo with McCarthy |
These
two chaps had been part of an Aussie group who had spent most of the
last innings abusing McCarthy and his green shoes. We were able to share
a beer afterwards though |
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| A
fine sunset marks the end of day one at Hove |
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