Quintin Jardine's blog

Speaking of being missed, someone who will be, by me at least, will be Ian Thorpe, who signed off from the BBC coverage at the conclusion of last night’s swimming session. All  the way through, the Thorpedo called it as he saw it, and if his co-presenters (usually Gary Lineker) said something crass or stupid, he was very quick to put them right, and inject some balance, reason and common sense into the situation. It’s probably past praying for, but the decision-makers at BBC could do a lot worse than keep him around for rest of the Games. As a multi-gold winner, he’d have a lot to contribute. I’m sure that Mr Lineker would not endorse my suggestion; in my eyes that makes it all the more valid.