We awoke this morning to hear that the Jamaican Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, had declared a State of Emergency on the island for the minimum of one month. After two ODI’s in Dominica, Jamaica becomes our home for almost three weeks for the final ODI, a warm up game and then the first Test. This decision, therefore, is bound to have repercussions on this tour. Although nothing definite has been decided as yet, it is possible that the matches designated for Jamaica will be re-scheduled to another island.

South Africa’s victory in the first of the two T20’s over the West Indies was good reason to celebrate and the chosen venue was a two minute stroll down the beach from The Halcyon Cove. Tony’s Watersports, Bar & Grill is a small modest wooden building on the beach which supplies all of the above plus a pool table. The owner spent most of the evening playing ‘spot’ (a form of poker that I failed to grasp) and so if you wanted a drink, you just moved in behind the bar, helped yourself and put 10 Eastern Caribbean dollars (about R27) into the till!! How awesome is that?

Well, who would have thought that Jackers would one day become a blogging tweeter or, if you prefer, a tweeting blogger!! I left Cape Town at 20h10 on Sunday evening on BA 0058 en route to Antigua via Heathrow and Gatwick.