As one expat wrote in Wisden in 2005: “Regardless of how close it is, the reaction is always the same when an explosion reverberates during our regular Friday games at the new ground. There is initial fear, panic and a dash for the nearest hard cover, the interior of the embassy building itself. The scorebook normally reads ‘Mortar Stopped Play', although the loudest explosion came from a car bomb at a nearby checkpoint. Conveniently, it just so happens that the corridor where we shelter leads to the appropriately-named Mortar Inn, the perfect location for a soothing post-match or post-mortar drink."