Socceroos Take Their Minds Off World Cup With A Game Of Cricket

The are enjoying some recovery time ahead of their do-or-die match against including a spot of cricket - with a tip of the hat to an Aussie legend.
The Australian squad is at Aspetar, a specialised orthopedic and sports medicine hospital that is the medical partner of football powerhouse .
At Aspetar there has been plenty of serious recovery work, but also an opportunity to relax and unwind with Australia's favourite pasttime, a spot of cricket.
The Socceroos posted videos and images of the players enjoying a carefree hit at Aspetar, cheekily adding that the score was 2/222 in a nod to the late, great Richie Benaud.

Benaud was the voice of Australian cricket and sports-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com also enjoyed a highly successful playing career with his captaincy, leg-spinning and all-round abilities. 
Melbourne City striker Jamie Maclaren bowls to his A-League teammate Mathew Leckie in the recovery session cricket m 'The boys had a recovery session off site and got to switch things up for a change,' the Socceroos posted.
'Aye where is the NBL contract, loved watching your guys games btw,' one fan replied. 
'He can bloody do it all' said another. 
The Socceroos will play Denmark in their final Group D match at the World Cup on Thursday at 2am AEDT.

A win or a draw will seem progress to the knockout stage for just the second time in history. 

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