
Fergus O'Neill may have been thousands of kilometres away, trying to demonstrate why he could be a bolter for Australia's Ashes squad -- but Nottinghamshire were doubtless raising a toast to their young Victorian friend as they celebrated winning the county championship for the first time in 15 years.
O'Neill, who's been on duty with Australia A in India, only had a month with the Midlands side back at the start of the championship summer in England in April, but such was his impression in the four matches he played that the paceman proved a key figure in their jet-heeled start to a landmark campaign.