Dr Rob Duffield, lecturer in the School of Human Movement at Charles Sturt University (CSU) is a very lucky man. He just happens to be in Barbados during the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup, and yes, he will be watching cricket. “I have tickets to see two Super 8 round games,” he explains, “the winner of group A (hopefully Australia) v winner of group D (hopefully West Indies) and 2nd in group C v 2nd in group B.” But he also there for business , attending the World Science and Medicine in Cricket Conference, which is being held in the Caribbean nation during the world’s premier one-day cricket competition. Dr Duffield says he is “excited” and “keen to see what is being done in the physiology of cricket as there is limited published work – and keen to see Australia on the pitch!”