View from Down Under

THE MEL FARRELL COLUMN

"Let me tell you about the time we tried to get Rusty out." So begins the latest episode of the animated children’s cartoon, ‘Bluey’, the Australian television show that has exploded in popularity around the world.
Released by the ABC on the eve of the men’s Ashes, the episode is titled ‘Cricket’ and the online buzz surrounding the seven-minute animation has even penetrated the Australian camp. When I asked several players during the days leading up to the first men’s Test, most had heard of it and were keen to watch. Only Josh Hazlewood remained...