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Cricket – It’s Pretty Shit Really
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 ...
The World’s on Fire and We Don’t Care!
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 ...
The Sun Versus the BBC
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 ...
Let’s Go BBC Bashing
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 ...
The Spirit of Cricket and all That Nonsense!
Ah, the gentile gentleman’s game of cricket. You get none of this bad sportsmanship stuff you see them nasty footballers get up to. It is a game played in ‘The Spirit of Cricket’. Well, sometimes, anyway. Actually, it’s just like any other sport, some people play in the spirit of the game, others don’t. Most of us fluctuate between both, often regretting ...