Nottingham to London. After the wild ride of the First Test, we have three days to recover and get ourselves up again. Today was a quiet one, allowing us to switch off a little. The team bus left Nottingham at 10 am, paused for a feed at a services stop along the way, and arrived in London around 2.30 pm. We checked into the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, which has been the Australian team’s London base for as long as I’ve been in the group. It’s great to feel familiar with the staff, the restaurants, the surrounds, and Kensington Gardens next door. Having somewhere so comfortable just takes a lot of unknowns and distractions out of the equation. Kyly and I went out for dinner to a Chinese restaurant with some friends visiting from Australia, and had an early night. Now to re-focus. Tuesday 16 July. London. For the media, the story of Mickey Arthur’s sacking has become the gift that just keeps giving.
