The next time you watch Kent opener Daniel Bell-Drummond at the crease as Kent’s opening batsman, listen carefully and you may hear him shout to his partner; viens un (come one), attendre (wait), or recherchons deux (let’s look for two).
Painful memories of a holiday across the English Channel two years ago motivated Daniel to polish up on his French and his current stint on furlough allowed him time to learn new skills. 
“During the lockdown I did a few online courses, the first few were on property maintenance. I’m quite keen on the concept of buying properties, fully renovating them and then selling them on or letting them out. I know it’s something that used to interest Simon Cook, our bowling coach, and I’ve already spoken to ‘Cooky’ about it. I don’t know where it might lead, but it is something I think I’d enjoy getting involved with.”
As for his decision to renew French lessons, Daniel admits that he did not listen too much during French lessons at school so his grasp of the language was dreadful when he had to put it into practise. This what triggered a decision to improve his French and use his furlough time usefully.
Over the winter Danial returned to Sydney to play for the city’s famous grade side Randwick Petersham Cricket Club at their Coogee Oval headquarters. The Lewisham-born cricketer first played for the club, otherwise known as the ‘Randy Petes’, the previous winter and was delighted to take the opportunity to re-join them again. A good season last summer in England motivated him to go through the same process during this winter.