Living in Melbourne, I was going to write about the Lions vs the Wallabies at the MCG on Saturday.
It now looks like the old ground should be near full. About 45% of Melbournians claim British or Irish ancestry and swelled by large number of working visa backpackers, builders and bankers, as well as Lions’ package tourists, the MCG will be a red sea hoping to part for that rare thing - the promised land of a winning Lions test series.
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