VIEW FROM DOWN UNDER

THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN

Within hours of landing in London this week, I stood inside The Oval, gazing rather wistfully across the chequered field where the Surrey players were training with the iconic gasometers as an imposing backdrop.
Wistful because it took me back to 2019 and one of my fondest cricket memories. After the final men’s Ashes Test, Surrey had kindly provided a few beers for the journalists who were still working into the night. Long after the fans had left, around a dozen of us sat in the stands by the press box, toasting what had been a glorious su...