The Ashes: 'Fussy' England team issues list of catering demands with almost 200 dishes

The England cricket team has reportedly sent an 82page menu to each Test ground in Australia ahead of the upcoming winter Ashes detailing almost 200 specialist dishes and drinks to be made available to Alastair Cook and his teammates as they tour Australia The list has reportedly been prepared by England and Wales Cricket Board39s ECB performance nutritionist Chris Rosimus who has included all the juices sandwiches soups and salads needed to keep England players fed watered and healthy Battle for the Ashes urn resumes PicGetty Images According to the UK tabloid Mirror the list of 194 specialist dishes and drinks includes recipes like mungbean curry with spinach pistachio piripiri breaded tofu with tomato salsa quinoa and cranberry breakfast bar roasted vegetable and halloumi kebabs with red pepper dip The file titled quotTest Catering Requirementsquot prepared by the ECB39s performance nutritionist Chris Rosimus and sent to venues around Australia lists specific breakfast snack lunch tea and postmatch options that must be provided throughout the five Ashes Tests the Herald said It includes an extensive list of foods from sandwiches to desserts The document details different food plans for each day of the Tests and is accompanied by a 70page recipe guide marked as quotessentialquot to use quotThe quantities must be followed along with the ingredients listingsquot Rosimus notes in the introduction adding quotFor any meat used in sandwich fillings please do not use processed meats only freshly cooked meats will suffice All fish must be filleted and contain no bones Please only use low fat mayonnaise and yoghurtsquot Cricket Australia39s nutritionist Michelle Cort said Australia also sent food guidelines and instructions to opponents39 venues before touring to ensure players were receiving the right nutrients However their meal plans were much less detailed including on the last Ashes tour of England earlier this year Cort told the newspaper Aussies poke fun at England39s 39fussy39 dietary demands Australia39s newspapers on Friday teased the England team over their quotfussyquot dietary demands for their players during the Ashes tour of Australia Both the Fairfax and News Ltd press highlighted the English and Wales Cricket Board39s ECB 82page list of dietary demands setting out almost 200 items and rules for when and where they want the food and drinks provided In the buildup to the November 21 opening Test in Brisbane Australia39s press had a field day at the English team39s expense quotIf you thought your threeyearold was fussy check out the English cricket team39s 82page list of dietary demands for the upcoming Ashes seriesquot said The Daily Telegraph While The Sydney Morning Herald under a headline quotThe floppy hat guide to fine diningquot said of the England team quotCuisine Modern pretentious Price Exorbitant Loss of dignity Whine Constantlyquot The Herald said the ECB has gone to quotunprecedented lengthsquot to ensure the tourists39 dressingroom fare is the match of a topclass restaurant There are requests for trendy quotsuperfoodquot ingredients such as kale and agave syrup it said while the Telegraph added acerbically quotGone are the days of simple egg sandwiches tea and coffee quotInstead 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 MasterChefquot u00a0