Jess was on safe house at the time and not considered for Bubbles as Jess has been known to take a dislike to other birds in the past.

However, despite having a bird in mind this was not Bubble’s plans as she had already set her eyes on another bird. Whilst Birdline were deciding our plan of action, we felt that as Bubbles is an aviary bird, who isn’t hand tame, it would be best to try to bond her with another grey with similar needs. If you remember, some of the other birds seemed to understand and offered her support during this difficult time of Squeak’s passing. Strange days, Prime Minister.How Is Bubbles getting on after losing Squeak?Īfter losing Squeak, Bubbles came back into the house so she wasn’t alone out in the aviary. Next week we enter the coloured clothing internationals - always something happening and nothing going on - with a mystery new Australian captain. In the mixed-up season our summers have become, the Sydney Test will be a dead rubber played between patched-up visitors and a home team of players out of their normal positions and new faces who have earned a Test cap despite not having played a first-class game in weeks.

Now, amid the confusion of the Test scene, there is the nightly visit of the Big Bash League which attracts attention without growing more popular. The Boxing Day-New Year period used to be a celebration of cricket and sunshine. Whether they have bowled too little or too much, been too young or too old, too unorthodox or the opposite, they have kept sports scientists, physios and doctors and pundits in business. The half-dozen unavailable fast bowlers have each found their own soft spots. Shane Watson's breakdown is not an incident but a way of life. Ricky Ponting left because he stopped scoring runs Michael Hussey is leaving because he is scoring enough to go out on top.

There is no systematic explanation for why Australia lacks a settled Test team. As a preparation for two big tours, it could only be worse if it was brought about by defeat. Instead, Australia's team for the first Test of 2013 is a bubble and squeak of the untried, the halt and lame, novices and one talisman taking his lap of honour.

All this success should have provided a springboard to India, where Clarke will try to be the second Australian captain to win in 42 years, and England, where Australia have not won since 2001.

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