Australian fast bowler MITCHELL STARC can relate to being a cricket WAG - his girlfriend Alyssa Healy also plays cricket for Australia. Today Mitch has very kindly agreed to tell us about his experience of being a HAB (Husbands and Boyfriends) on the Southern Stars tour of England.
"Now you know who the WAGs are on tour so I am going to give you a little insight into the boys on tour with the Australian women's team, the Southern Stars. I’ve been lucky enough to see both sides of the fence and the HABs and WAGs are very much the same. We all watch our partners play their cricket whilst enjoying one another’s company and a few beverages (not as much as the girls) and we love sticking it to the Poms!
Our party is a little smaller as the girls don’t get to travel or play as much as us, but a few of us get to as many games and tours as possible so deserve a mention. Big wraps go to 'mum on tour', Sarah Elliot’s husband Rob who looks after their little one Sam, much like some of the WAGs do on tour. The other honourable mentions go to Chris (Jess Cameron), James (Meg Lanning), Matt (Ellyse Perry) and the skipper’s HAB Glen (Jodie Fields) along with myself!
The girls get underway with their one off Test match in Wormsley on Sunday and most of the boys will be out their supporting. You will find Chris walking laps of the ground with his white board with how many runs for Australia to win or how many wickets to go. Or more notably just some sledging towards the Poms, which works a treat!
Along with two games down at Brighton they have a One day game at Lords, which I’m sure they are looking forward to. It’s a special place to play cricket with so much history for both the men’s and women’s team. Not only that but the lunches are fantastic! I am looking forward to watching from the stands with my other HABs with a pint in hand.
To end the girls tour are three T20 games of which two are played before the men’s at the same ground. These are in Southampton and Durham. Hopefully both Alyssa and I are playing as we love a good sledge at one another, but more so it’s a great chance to watch her and the team play again and hopefully wrap up the series.
In the mean time I’d better rest up as we have our own test to play in Durham tomorrow so I'll hand the blogging back over to V and I’ll stick to my video CAtv blogs and bowling a few overs here and there." - MS
Our party is a little smaller as the girls don’t get to travel or play as much as us, but a few of us get to as many games and tours as possible so deserve a mention. Big wraps go to 'mum on tour', Sarah Elliot’s husband Rob who looks after their little one Sam, much like some of the WAGs do on tour. The other honourable mentions go to Chris (Jess Cameron), James (Meg Lanning), Matt (Ellyse Perry) and the skipper’s HAB Glen (Jodie Fields) along with myself!
The girls get underway with their one off Test match in Wormsley on Sunday and most of the boys will be out their supporting. You will find Chris walking laps of the ground with his white board with how many runs for Australia to win or how many wickets to go. Or more notably just some sledging towards the Poms, which works a treat!
Along with two games down at Brighton they have a One day game at Lords, which I’m sure they are looking forward to. It’s a special place to play cricket with so much history for both the men’s and women’s team. Not only that but the lunches are fantastic! I am looking forward to watching from the stands with my other HABs with a pint in hand.
To end the girls tour are three T20 games of which two are played before the men’s at the same ground. These are in Southampton and Durham. Hopefully both Alyssa and I are playing as we love a good sledge at one another, but more so it’s a great chance to watch her and the team play again and hopefully wrap up the series.
In the mean time I’d better rest up as we have our own test to play in Durham tomorrow so I'll hand the blogging back over to V and I’ll stick to my video CAtv blogs and bowling a few overs here and there." - MS
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