AB: Merry Christmas to you and your family, Doley.
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I trust Santa treated you kindly.
ND: Was rapt with the gift Santa left under the Christmas tree.
Have started reading Unbroken, the story on Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini which has been made into a movie directed by Angelina Jolie.
Will have to wait for September for my other Christmas wish, an Essendon premiership.
Chances of the Bombers doing so are just about as remote as your boys from Collingwood winning the 2015 grand final.
But, there's always hope, especially at this time of year.
Howzat is going to be heard a lot over the next few weeks, starting with the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
There have been many memorable clashes and individual feats at the 'G' on Boxing Day over the years.
AB: None more so than the 1982-83 Ashes Test against the Poms when Border and Thompson combined for that memorable final wicket partnership only to fall three runs short of a famous win.
Shane Keith Warne's hat-trick, also against the Poms, springs to mind as another Boxing Day Test match highlight.
More recently, I can't remember a better atmosphere at an MCG cricket match than when Warney bowled Andrew Strauss to claim his 700th Test wicket.
Backyard cricket is one of the great traditions on Boxing Day. No doubt you would have sent down a few of your seam up deliveries on Boxing Day over the years.
Mind you, having seen your bowling action, I have my doubts about how many wickets you would have taken.
ND: Always had the batsmen in two minds, four or six.
Did near triple figures a couple of times, as a bowler, not with the willow.
When it comes to backyard cricket it's all about fun, not who won.
Can still remember your days as a dogged opening batsman with Strathdale-Maristians.
Leave, or defensive blocks a great strength of yours.
Wonder what sort of wicket our mate Westy has prepared for his Boxing Day clash.
AB: I reckon it would be a dry track over in Stanhope - batsman's paradise. Westy always was a flat track bully.
Speaking of flat track bullies, there's been plenty of talk about where Shane Watson should bat in this Test match.
The general consensus seems to be that he'll drop down the order to number six and rookie Joe Burns will bat at number three.
As much as I'm no fan of Watson, I'd leave him at three. Let Burns find his feet in Test cricket at number five or six.
Ricky Ponting didn't march straight into Test cricket at number three. He was given time in the middle-order to adjust to Test cricket.
ND: Totally agree that Watson should stay at three.
Although he's far from his best form, Watson is capable of turning it on.
To play your first Test at three would really be putting the heat on Burns.
Was amazed how quickly the momentum of the Brisbane Test changed.
India is playing attacking cricket, so let's hope that mindset prevails.