My Cricketing Diary 2007/08 - Part 14

Day 6

After talking about it with the selectors, I have decided to hang the boots up again. At least, I would hang them up but I am too sore to get out of bed today.

At least the cricket is on the television today. Australia versus Sri Lanka. If the breaks had gone my way over the years, I should have been out there ......

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