Tonight, about a mile away from where we are staying, the Cricket World Cup was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
We had been following the sport for a few days on the news and were excited that Australia made it to the finals vs. New Zealand!
This morning we went to Queen Victoria Market and the boys all picked up their gear for the game tonight – including 8 matching Australia jerseys.
After the market, we spent our day at the beach, then came back around 5pm for the second inning of the game. For those of you who don’t know, cricket games consist of two innings and can last around eight hours! I would never want to sit through the entire game.
We watched for a few hours from our apartment, but once the end got closer we headed down to the stadium. There were people and jumbo-trons everywhere showing the last few minutes.
When Australia won we were expecting a huge celebration… like when the Pats win a Super bowl! It was nothing like that. Our group was the most excited, decked out group there. The guys were actually interviewed by 7-8 news stations!
It was really funny because they acted like die-hard fans even though I’m pretty sure we all watched out first game of cricket less than 48 hours ago.
The best part of the night were the fireworks set off after Australia won. They were the best fireworks that I have ever seen!
The whole night was a great way to really get immersed in Australian culture. We were lucky to be here for this, especially so close to our apartment!
xo,
Jaclyn