ANYONE who has ever travelled on a long-haul flight know they are probably the most boring things ever invented even with the myriad of in-flight entertainment packages on offer.

Being stuck in a metal box 36,000 feet in the air for more than 10 hours can do strange things to your mind as there's not really an awful lot you can do to pass the time.

A game of French cricket down one of the aisles would be an absolute hoot as would a first class v economy game a of rugby.

But I'm not sure the cabin crew would take too kindly to it, particularly if the flight crew left their posts in the cockpit to join in.

"Next goal scorer gets to fly the plane," is a phrase that none of really want to hear as we cruise high above the shark infested waters of the Indian Ocean.

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