Chappelli,Viv and my dad:How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers

Chappelli,Viv and my dad:How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers

This week I’ll visit my dad and we’ll watch the cricket on TV and I’ll remind him how Test cricket is still the most beguiling and beautiful game of all.

  • byDuncan Fine

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