I gotta get some sleep, some time this week, man

[Furball]

Think for the first day at Perth I'm going to get up at about 6am to catch the last few hours, then work my sleeping pattern round that. Probably much healthier to be getting up early as opposed to staying up late.

 

[Pothas]

Perth does pose some problems, going to have to see what hours I am working before making a decision, likely just to stay up though.

 

[Neil Pickup]

A couple of the kids in one of the boarding houses found me on Monday morning to tell me that they'd set their alarms and sneaked downstairs to catch the evening session's play.

Given that they're the two boys whose cricket I have had the greatest input into over the last two years, I can't help but feel I'm doing something right. I've challenged them to get up even earlier for Perth and then to pull the all-nighters during the holidays.

 

[Howe_zat]

A couple of the kids in one of the boarding houses found me on Monday morning to tell me that they'd set their alarms and sneaked downstairs to catch the evening session's play. Given that they're the two boys whose cricket I have had the greatest input into over the last two years.

Clearly I am doing something right. I've challenged them to get up even earlier for Perth and then to pull the all-nighters during the holidays.

Nice.

Perth is definately the easiest fixture to watch from the UK, simply a case of the earlier you get up, the more cricket you watch, rather than simply going on all night. I'm sure I can manage at least one full night at the weekend like I did with Adelaide, and try and rise around 4am for the other days.

 

[Pothas]

Nah Perth is the hardest to watch for me, not as bad as India mind.

 

[GIMH]

The problem with Perth is that the final session overlaps with work.

Although I have day five booked off work, so I can live with that on days one and two I guess.

 

[Howe_zat]

The problem with Perth is that the final session overlaps with work.

Although I have day five booked off work, so I can live with that on days one and two I guess.

Be realistic, it's not going to take all five days.

 

[pasag]

The problem with Perth is that the final session overlaps with work.

 

[GotSpin]

The problem with Perth is that the final session overlaps with work.

 

[GIMH]

Worst two posts above, FTR. To be expected from the worst two posters, tbf.

 

[superkingdave]

IIRC 'On-street Entertainment' is far more prevalent in Australia than it is here. Seem to remember there was always some guy with a big piano in the centre of perth.

Unfortunately I've had to cancel my days I had booked off for Thursday and Friday this week, will probably just get up at 5:10 and watch a session before work then listen to the final session on the radio.

 

[Pothas]

Suffering a bit now, got to be up at 11 so tempted to go for the TMS and sleep method.

 

[superkingdave]

Getting up just after the lunch break seemed ok for me so will probably repeat over the next few days, shame I missed the opening session though.

 

[marc71178]

Yeah 6am works for me, can watch an hour and a half when working or the rest of the day at the weekend.

Looking forward to a lie in on Sunday.

 

[GIMH]

Been up since 2:56, worth it

 

[Prince EWS]

I haven't slept for so long.

 

[sledger]

Fell asleep around the time of the 4th wicket, not entirely sure when that was, but woke up at 8am and felt like death. Will need to get some more sleep from somewhere in the next 24 hours.

 

[zaremba]

Struggling badly.

Tomorrow's a massive day, one of those where I'd instinctively be staying up till the start of play and then up till at least lunch, but what with the Perth timezone and all, I'll have to go to bed, get to sleep an hour before the start of play, wake up feeling like crap at 5.15am to find England at a ho-hum 105-3 which isn't worth either getting out of bed for or sinking back into sleep for, and then spend the rest of the day suffering like **** and wondering how I'm going to manage to watch the 3rd day's play

 

[Howe_zat]

Slept 2-6pm today. Basically grabbing sleep whenever I can manage it, schedule is utterly fobar.

Just realised I haven't missed a ball since day 4 of Brisbane. Clearly I am the sole reason for England's success.

 

[zaremba]

Slept 2-6pm today. Basically grabbing sleep whenever I can manage it, schedule is utterly fobar.

Just realised I haven't missed a ball since day 4 of Brisbane. Clearly I am the sole reason for England's success.

****ing glory hunter. I saw every ball of day 3 - the hard yards, those, mate - and now you're just cashing in on my hard work.