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All in the Toss! Classical Right Royal Battle of the Blues2021 Source:Stcobasydney On the 10th of April 2021, after much deliberation due to COVID19, the joint committee managed to arrange the much awaited 26th annual Royal Thomian NSW-ACT fixture at the Memorial Oval in Ingleburn. The event was 30 days past the due date on Australia Day which has now become contentiously tagged Invasion Day. So, we all ventured down South in the cool of early Autumn to Ingleburn for the scheduled 8.30am start for the Classics, wishing it were Hambanthota instead. Janaka Subasinghe, my erstwhile opposite number ambled up with the umpires in tow and a 50ct coin, which he flicked up and I said tails. The coin dropped and promptly rolled on to the grass. I need to mention here that the Opens got the choice Oval wicket whereas the Masters and the Classics were allocated a side ...