There will be better photos taken of Newlands Cricket Ground, but there will be few better days for visiting teams than this.
England piled the pressure on to SA with Ben Stokes lashing the ball all over Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs, as beautifully documented by Brian Micklethwait.
And that view, via England’s Barmy Army Twitter feed. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the view might only be improved by the removal of that factory behind the scoreboard. Until, that is, you learn that the ‘factory’ is actually a brewery, producing about a million litres of beer a day. And suddenly everything makes sense.
Because hey, we get thirsty in the heat.
P.S. I didn’t get tickets for the Test because of family stuff, but I have secured a few for me and the smaller 6000s to get to the T20 in February.
I heard them talking about this brewery on the radio commentary and was wondering what it looked like. So, thanks. And thanks for the link – always appreciated.
Brian Micklethwait > I toured it a few years back. Massive operation. Lots of fun. I must do it again soon.
Looks like you might get your Amla wish-come-true…