Attend a cricket match

“It was certainly unlike any other area I have seen at a sporting ground before. It was a pretend beach area at the side of the ground. There was no actual stand as such and this is where our problems lay. There were no proper seats to sit on and no shade, apart from if you were lucky enough to get into the ground first and grab one of the few beach umbrellas. It was hot and, even with applying suncream every two minutes, I still burned.”

“We were so excited by the party stand concept that we spent the first day here. It was fun and we enjoyed mingling with the other Australians and West Indian supporters. We talked to many Australians, but we didn’t come across any others that lived in Australia. All of the rest of them were based in London. The game had to stop just before 4pm on that day due to rain. We were involved with a backyard cricket style game while we waited to see what would happen which was lots of fun.”

“He scored a brilliant 131-run innings, that mostly comprised of boundaries. Every time he would hit a 6, the crowd would erupt and even someone as socially awkward as me felt it necessary to dance on the dhol because how could I not?! Also, because the little commentator behind me would have been really disappointed. I was also a part of the now-viral moment that saw everyone singing ‘Vande Mataram’ – and I must tell you, it was as thrilling as it looked in the videos.”