There are about 750 churches in Adelaide. Normally when the two Ashes protagonists arrive in the capital of south Australia it is the English who are need of divine intervention. This time, though, it would appear it is the Aussies who are on their knees, ready to serve a penance.
When I was there four years ago, I took a tour of some of these places of worship. The imposing and beautiful St Peter's cathedral, which so neatly frames the picture-postcard [b]Adelaide Oval[/b], is worth seeing. The church of scientology was also of note, although mainly because it offered a free personality test, something which one felt at the time that England coach Duncan Fletcher should take up.
[b]Michael Vaughan[/b], my betting.betfair colleague, reckons that it is the best city in Australia. He...