Why can't they just play cricket?

Haven’t written for a while, I knew I wouldn’t be able to retain a regular interest! Just don’t have it in me….

I have just realised that I have not mentioned that since I have been here Spain have become champions of European football (which prompted a massive and very loud street party, even in my quiet barrio) and Rafa won Wimbledon, which is something I am personally very pleased about as he is my favourite tennis player on the circuit at the moment. I seem to have brought the country luck and am wondering whether some sort of commission deal can be worked out with the Spanish government so that I promise to stay in the country during major sporting tournaments in the future…

So, sport out of the way, well, milestones in Spanish sport anyway. I obviously still enjoy my motorsport, cricket and rugby…first sport is more than covered here, I get to watch every motor GP on terrestrial which is a step up from the UK. I also get to watch every F1 race, the coverage is very one sided and anti Hamilton but that just makes me scoff my British scoff and brand Alonso a massive loser while pointing out that (in the last race) he came second from last while his team-mate came second, you do the maths people. LOSER. Anyway, yay Hamilton and yay yay yay Rossi!

So, that leaves me mourning the lack of my other two sports…rugby and cricket. I can deal without rugby at the moment as it is not quite the season but it will start to bite during the 6 Nations which has been an annual ritual of mine since it was the 5 Nations so, what to do? And cricket? Don’t get me started on cricket, most people here have not even heard of it and, well, it is hard enough to explain in English, let alone Spanish… ‘silly mid off’, ‘leg side’ or ‘LBW’ … I mean, they just don’t translate really. Hmmm. So, I am stuck for my favourite sports, and short of shelling out a small fortune on satellite I cannot see how the situation can be rectified. It is so ironic that if I was living on one of the costas I would get the good old BeeB without any trouble. Boo and, may I add, hiss.

I think that is enough on my sports rant for now.

Oh yes, I also miss curry.