They didn’t want to go to Leicester, but life there hasn’t been all bad for the Australians, Chloe Saltau writes in the Age.
Ricky Ponting was less than enthusiastic about the prospect of an unplanned stopover in Leicester if the Australians were knocked out of the Twenty20 world championship in the group stage, but rather than hold a grudge when Ponting's worst fears eventuated, the locals have gone out of their way to help the Australians. Everyone from Leicestershire's county side to the Loughborough Town Cricket Club have offered them a game, perhaps fancying themselves in a casual hit against the vanquished Australians.
Back in Australia, the Sun-Herald’s David Sygall goes to Phillip Hughes’ last training session before he heads to England.
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