Who would make your team of the year? (0)
- 21 Dec 08, 12:30 PM
Normally when I am abroad with the England team at this time of year it is very difficult to feel particularly Christmasy especially when the sun is shining and the temperatures soar. However when I arrived at the on the third day it felt more like winter in Manchester than December in Mohali.
As Jonathan Agnew put it as he welcomed listeners on TMS it was We could not even see the field at 9.00am local time when play was due to begin because of heavy fog in Chandigahr and when umpire Daryl Harper was asked when he thought he would next inspect he told the interviewer "when I can see the other side of the ground"!
However although the weather may be wintry there aren't too many signs of the festive season here in the Punjab. In the team hotel where we are also staying there is one rather sad looking Christmas tree decorated with cotton wool. It is quite difficult to see the tree as it is normally obscured by numerous armed security forces.
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