Well that was a cracking century from Sean. The selectors from the academy come down to him at the end of the game.

"Young man, we've been watching you for a while. We think you've got what it takes come to the Academy. You know, a lot of our graduates have gone on to play for Australia".

Should Sean go to the big smoke- be a small fish in a big pond, or should he stick around in town.

Should he STAY or should he GO now

At the match

Reluctantly, Dean goes down to the cricket match. That poor kid Johnny, he got sent in to open the batting, he had no idea. The paceman from the other team knocked his block off, third ball of the game. Everybody could see why he goes in last to bat most times.

He was scribbling some notes, but couldn't help notice that Emma was looking at him every now and then.

A friend of hers comes over and asks him "hey, do you want to go out with Emma?"

"Well, I've got all these other offers. Tell her if she reads On The Road, then righto. I thought she was after old mate sports guru here."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too, but a big score here, and he's off to the big smoke. You think he'll care about her there? I don't know why she even came to watch really."

"I just came to write a story about it for the school paper. That's a better story though, the heartbreak of stardom. What a load of crap!"

There is a slight pause between them.

"Anyway, I don't have any other girlfriends, but I don't know if I'm really her type, or anyone's come to think about it..."

About a week passes. Emma comes up to Dean himself this time. "Hey, I read that book, I loved it...my Dad had an old copy. He said he used to be a keen hitchhiker himself. Maybe we could do a trip like that, it would be wild!"

"Wild hey, sounds like my kind of scene. Let's try it some time"

"So you want to go out" she asks him....

YES or NO

Little Johnny

And look, 5 on the dice. Here we have John. John is at the cricket ground the same day that Sean is trying to impress the selectors. We have to say little Johnny is not renowned for his sports skills.

We overhear a conversation between Sean and the coach.

"I don't want him in the team" says Sean.

"Be fair mate, the selectors are coming to see you, and sports is about giving everyone a go"

"Whatever, but make sure he bats at 10 or 11".

"You know what kid, your attitude stinks, you'll never make the big time like this. He can open the batting with you".

John is pretty shy, so he doesn't say a whole lot. The coach tells him he's opening the batting. He narrows his eyes, wondering what suspicious motive there is behind that decision, as he usually gets thrown in when the sun is going down.

How many runs does John score opening the batting? Did he score more than Sean? Did he get out for a duck?