Aussies poke fun at England's dietary demands

Australia's newspapers today teased the England team over their "fussy" dietary demands for their players during the Ashes tour of Australia.
Both the Fairfax and News Ltd press highlighted the English and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) 82-page list of dietary demands, setting out almost 200 items and rules for when and where they want the food and drinks provided.
Among the 194 dishes and drinks in the lengthy document obtained by the newspapers are "Piri-Piri Breaded Tofu with Tomato Salsa", a "Quinoa and Cranberry Breakfast Bar", "Mungbean Curry with Spinach", and "Pistachio and Ginger Biscotti".
In the buildup to the November 21 opening Test in Brisbane, Australia's press had a field day at the English team's expense.

"If you thought your three-year-old was fussy, check out the English cricket team's 82-page list of dietary demands for the upcoming Ashes series," said The Daily Telegraph.
While The Sydney Morning Herald, under a headline "The floppy hat guide to fine dining," said of the England team .... "Cuisine: Modern pretentious. Price: Exorbitant. Loss of dignity. Whine: Constantly".

The Herald said the ECB has gone to "unprecedented lengths" to ensure the tourists' dressing-room fare is the match of a top-class restaurant.
There are requests for trendy "superfood" ingredients, such as kale and agave syrup, it said, while the Telegraph added acerbically: "Gone are the days of simple egg sandwiches, tea and coffee.

"Instead the Poms will spend every one of their lunch breaks dining on meals including soups, salads, hot options, finger food, juices and smoothies, with the menu almost completely different for each day of each Test match ... In a list to rival anything on MasterChef.