Fishy report from Australia

Well its tuesday morning the temperature is about 35, there's not a cloud in the sky another awful day in Perth!

I'm just taking my morning off to write a report on how things are going over here. I've been here since October and loved every day, Perth is a fantastic place with great weather and lots to do. But I don't want this to sound too much like a holiday because I've put in some hard work.

There are fourteen cricketers on the Paul Terry scheme or "Aus Cricket Management" and that has made it great fun to train with the other guys.

Chris Liptrott, Stevie Peters from Worcestershire, James Hamblin and Dimi Mascarenhas from Hampshire and plenty more from other counties. Fourteen may sound a lot, but Paul seems to have got things just right. Mixing one to one coaching with Team training sessions. Along with Fielding, Pschycology and being laid back enough to cope with the shenanigans that go along with fourteen cricketers.

My cricket has been going well, I'm playing for a team called Gosnells in the Waca Perth grade league. This is a good standard and regularly play against WA and sometimes international players such as Ryan Campbell, Brad williams Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist and Mike Hussey.

Gosnells are'nt having A great season, But they have a very young side and will be much better in a few years. We are "The Baggy Blues", Aussie league players are very proud of who they play for and passionate about winning.

Personally things have gone well, I've taken wickets all summer and bowled with good control. I have worked with Bret Mulder on my bowling, And like his approach to spin. He's been helping me fine tune my action and get the ball up and down With a better loop.

Paul has worked with my batting. Focusing on my balance and making my movements quicker and more decisive. Although i haven't had the same success with the bat for Gosnells as I have with the ball I feel to be playing well and more solid from the work im doing.

Paul employs a fitness trainer called Craig Wilson. He's come to be known as lots of other things that are unprintable as he screams at us towards the end of every session. I thought the training would be quite scientific been in Australia but Willo runs the sessions like boot camp. The fitness is very

varied and ranges from sprints, boxing, swimming to Jacobs Ladder! A particular favorite. The ladder is 220 stairs that lead up to kings park, combine this with a slope called Heartbreak hill, do six ladders followed by sprints up Heartbreak and you have a great little workout.

That's all for now looking forward to the season, See you all soon.