Grace Ballinger column: On the road again with an away day diary

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Professional cricket demands relentless travel. Grace Ballinger, navigating the tour circuit, documents the rhythms and rhythms of life on the road, the early mornings, the constant packing, the fleeting moments between matches. Her away-day diary captures what it costs to play at the highest level: the grinding schedule that leaves little room for a normal life, the camaraderie forged in hotel lobbies and team buses, the mental stamina required to perform when your home is wherever the next game is. For women's cricket players climbing the professional ranks, the travel isn't glamorous, it's simply the price of entry.