John Kenny's World Cup Diary
Entry 13 - 30 March
One thing that strikes me about being away on international duty either as a pressman or player is that boredom sets in quite easily at times.
I have followed Irish international teams and individuals all across the world at various times during my time reporting for RTÉ Radio and TV and I've watched players, in particular, finding downtime to be tough.
We have had recent problems in the England cricket camp for example with the likes of Marcus Trescothick and Steve Harmison returning home because of home sickness, stuck with a squad they no longer wanted to be around.
The Cricket World Cup is an overly long event and squads like Ireland who qualify for the second phase, the Super Eights, are cooped up together for at least two months.
They spend the morning training and then the afternoon resting and taking in fluids (up to nine litres a day) to stop dehydration.
That means a lot of time doing nothing. There is only so much time you can spend shopping and as training is over for the day, players can't go to the gym.
Some of the Irish players have been complaining about the fact that there is very little to do in the downtime, but they know that it's unlikely that they will get another opportunity like this, so the complaints aren't too loud.
My real sympathies are with the squad members Paul Mooney, Kenny Carroll and Peter Gillespie who have yet to start a game. It's tough on them and I hope that they get a game or two before the tournament ends.
Thankfully the ground at the Providence Stadium was ready for the opening game here between Sri Lanka and South Africa, although there are still ongoing works at the ground.
It's a fine arena but it's such a pity that the surrounds still resemble a building site.
The rest of Georgetown continues to be a thriving, bustling place, but one with serious political overtones between its largely Indian population and its black community.
One of our many taxi drivers bemoaned the police and the politicians and what he said was corruption in the country.
Indeed, some of the hotels built here are backed by some very dodgy dealers.
We are here for at least another two weeks as Ireland face England, South Africa and New Zealand.
I have been asked by the BBC to work on their Test Match Special on 198 Long Wave as well as reporting for RTÉ on those games so you will have full and comprehensive radio coverage as Ireland's odyssey at the 2007 World Cup continues.
Here's hoping that Trent Johnston's boys can pull off another shock or two in the Super Eights.
