In a way, it was fittingly English that the most exciting Test Match in years should end up ruined. There were England, on the cusp of something special, then it rained. Not just for a few hours but nearly two days.
Rain Wrecks Once in Century Opportunity
England were, without doubt, in the ascendancy. Having reduced the deficit to 1-2 in the series, they were dominant over a tired and listless looking Australia. The stage was set for a ...
I started following a thread about Sunday's tennis final yesterday. It focussed on how outrageous Novak Djokovic's behaviour was when he smashed his tennis racquet into the net post. People were absolutely seething that the hallowed centre court was being abused in such a manner.
The End of the World
From where I was sat, I saw a bloke approaching the end of his time as, 'The Goat', boiling over at the realisation a new man was in town. ...
A friend of mine who now lives in Australia sent me a message last night.
"I’m just listening to Five Live now. It obviously gets no coverage here as no one would know who Hugh Edwards is. But yes, so weird that the Sun is trying to take a moral high ground when it’s lived off smut for years. And just totally about Murdoch trying to whip up a storm against the BBC. I don’t understand why people are ever against public broadcasting. I ...
As I understand it, the BBC gets crank calls hundreds of times a week. There are nutcases everywhere looking to make a fast buck or simply undermine them. If they were to investigate every claim made against them, they wouldn't be able to function as a news and media organisation.
Time for Kangaroo Courts
Of course, this doesn't mean that if the accused presenter has been purchasing pictures of a child to fund an illegal drug habit, he ...
Boris Johnson knew what was coming. He knew there was a suspension and a by-election coming his way. So, he did what Boris Johnson has always done. He lied, blustered, and blamed. It was everyone else’s fault. Johnson is the victim in all this.
A Kangaroo Court
It was a Labour Party stitch up. A kangaroo court that had already decided to label him a liar and a crook. How dare they? How dare anyone question a man who has got away with ...
