After thirty years on the assembly line, I know a thing or two about pressure—but nothing like facing a four-day Sheffield Shield match on a green top in Perth. My youngest, who’s now in Gurugram, sent me a video of the WACA crowd singing “Under the Southern Cross I Stand,” and for a second I forgot my knees. Everyone talks about the Ashes like it’s the ultimate test, but ask any old-timer: the real exam is surviving a tour of Australia when your parivaar’s watching from a tiny balcony, and the chai’s gone cold.
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