Siddle makes mark but misses bed
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
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Peter Siddle is at the end of his first year as an international cricketer and he looks back with the Age’s Jesse Hogan.
Siddle's progression from injury replacement to mainstay has taken him from India to Australia to South Africa, back to Australia, then a marathon stint between England, Scotland, South Africa again and now India. This newly imposed transient lifestyle is why Siddle has not been home in Melbourne since May 27 and will not get home until mid-November.
"It's just non-stop cricket, a lot of hotels, a lot of travelling by planes and buses and a lot of time spent away from home,'' Siddle said. ''It's been tough. I do miss family and friends and just being able to do the normal things, just to be able to relax at home, drive around in your own car, stuff like that. Bed's the biggest one I miss, being able to go home to your own bed. Different hotels in every city you go to it's always a different bed.''
Peter English is former Australasia editor of ESPNcricinfo