I think if you’re even remotely sporty in this country, you know cricket. Even ‘non-sporty’ types are into it. I’m not gonna say everyone’s into it because there are definitely periods in my life where I wasn’t following it or playing formally etc. But I worked in the performing arts and I guarantee you that during bump-in and out (setups and pack downs) many a game of cricket was improvised with a rolled up wad of used gaffer tape as a ball and some piece of set as a bat! Pretty much everyone knows the basic rules. Those games are always laced with many joints and other shenanigans.
Backyard cricket growing up was kind of a rite of passage I suppose. I didn’t play formal comps until I was older. I love it I love playing mini cricket casually around the house (for inside I have a miniature bat and use rolled-up paper and tape or tinfoil as the ball – you can whack it as hard as you can and pretty much not break anything!). I can manage about 10minutes at a time and make sure I do so regularly - it makes me happy.
During my active working life or studying times the Boxing Day cricket test was always my big indulgent week of the year where I just smoke weed all day and watch every ball. Now in my forced early retirement, I do that much more often!
This one I’ve been watching finished a day early, so no cricket today (it happens). Test cricket is a game of patience and of situations and the team who wins this is usually the one who manages to get through tricky situations best or cause tricky situations for the other team (bit of a no brainer, right?). This match the Indian team just got the better of every situation and the Australian team just couldn’t rise to it, each time an opportunity came. Was a great match - a few new players making international debut who look really good, on both sides. These 2 teams play another Test match starting New Year’s Day.
I love summer. It went up in flames last year and I don’t remember much of the cricket, even tho I watched it... this year I plan to be spending New Year’s Eve prepping for the cricket spectators hip to come, and not evacuating ahead of a firestorm. Staying home all summer. That’s the plan.
That said, I’ve recently switched to airtight stainless steel containers for my buds. Very much more light-weight than glass jars so much easier to pack into an evacuation suitcase! Each one can fit 3 to 4 ounces.