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Until they went to an predictable walloping Down Under, the England cricket team had won three Ashes series on the trot.
In assessing their performance and planning the way forward after this winter’s humiliation, it would have been reasonable to expect the England Cricket brains trust to have looked at what the Aussies did to rebuild, after their disappointments. But no, that can’t have happened, or if it did, they took nothing from it.
How do I know this? Well it’s self-evident; the Australians would never react to a defeat by getting rid of their best player.
TKO
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/26035952
The very definition of a bad loser.
Shame
Watching ‘Pointless’ the other night, (yes I know) I heard a young contestant remark that he had just completed a university degree and as a consequence was twenty thousand in debt, so a share of the jackpot would come in handy.
I may have said this before but I’ve no worries about saying it again. Any developed nation that allows such a situation should be ashamed of itself. If we don’t invest properly in our young talent then we are ******.
Asparagus in Evesham
www.asparawritingfestival.co.uk
I’m involved in this very interesting new project in April. It’s set in a beautiful location and well worth supporting.
Sad comparison
We travelled on two trains yesterday; in comfort in ordinary Turista on the Spanish AVE from Figueres to Barcelona, then in a shoddy and under-catered First Class carriage on Cross Country from Newcastle to Dunbar. UK train operators are taking the piss, they really are.
Music while I work
Paul Rodgers : The Royal Sessions. I don’t throw the word ‘great’ around too much, but he surely is. Album of the year, and it’s only just February. So good I’ve got to stop working and concentrate on it.
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