English rugby’s greatest victory for…
...nearly a decade...and it was Toby Flood-less. Any coincidence? I think not. But will they learn from this? ...read this Blog post →
Andrew Strauss’ reign as England captain ended…
...as it started. With a Kevin Pietersen orchestrated mess. Though in classic Andrew Strauss style as he quit cricket completely he played down the chance to stick the knife in. ...read this Blog post →
That number one millstone has…
...gone in tests. England go into today's one day international against South Africa trying to hang onto their top place in the rankings for the 50 over game but the one that really matters is gone. ...read this Blog post →
It’s a good job South Africa were…
...undercooked. Just imagine what an embarrassment for the number one ranked team in the world it could have been if the visiting South Africans were on top form. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Australia, Cricket, England, Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Oval, Ravi Bopara, South Africa, Test Match, Tim Bresnan
RFU in correct decision shocker…
...stop the world. Stuart Lancaster was really the only option for the England Rugby head coach, so much so that even an English sporting regulatory body couldn't screw it up. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → 6 Nations, Nick Mallett, Rugby, Rugby Union, South Africa, Sport, Stuart Lancaster, World Cup
The quiet man who…
...changed a country. In his own quiet way Basil D'Oliveira probably changed South Africa and the fortunes of it's people more than anyone else. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Basil D'Oliveira, Cricket, England, MCC, South Africa, Sport
England's ineptness is trumped by South Africa's…
...propensity to choke. You can't weigh up England at this World Cup, they tie with and beat tournament favourites while struggling and losing to minnows, so defeat to Bangladesh then? ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Cricket, England, Eoin Morgan, India, Kevin Pietersen, South Africa, Sport, World Cup
Plumbing new depths is the English…
...way. England batting, bowling and fielding like bums shouldn't take away from a great victory by Ireland in the World Cup or the great innings by Kevin O'Brien. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Dutch, England, Ian Bell, India, Ireland, Irish, Jimmy Anderson, Jonathan Trott, Kevin O'Brien, Kevin Pietersen, Netherlands, ODI, South Africa, Stuart Broad, World Cup
International pariah still has his friends…
...comfort him. And here we have a picture of the despot meeting a close friend. ...read this Blog post →
No one here ever called you a god…
...Fabio. Neither have I claimed you are a monster, rather I put you firmly in the Italian version of Sven Goran-Eriksson as England manager, you beat little teams in qualifying but are out of our depth when the real thing comes round. ...read this Blog post →
I have to admit I didn't watch England…
..live last night. I had far better things to do with my time and after all they never watched me when I was crap. But I knew they'd struggle against poor opposition but win and many would claim it as a new dawn for Fabio's side. ...read this Blog post →
You say you want a revolution…
...well you don't. You want the same old usual suspects with the addition of Bobby Zamora. This is Fabio Capello's idea on how to take England on from the debacle that was the World Cup. ...read this Blog post →
It was a final fitting for this…
...World Cup. It epitomised pretty much what had happened in most of the previous 63 games throughout this last 31 days of the 19th FIFA World Cup. As the Dutch played a scummy game and got what they deserved. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Dutch, FIFA, Football, Howard Webb, Liverpool, South Africa, South Africa 2010, Spain, Sport, vuvuzela, whinging, World Cup, World Cup 2010
Argentina nil, England one…
...or should that be England 2. That's what it would have been on paper after the German's stuffed Maradonna's lot in the quarter-final on Saturday, of course on actual grass it probably would have somewhat different. ...read this Blog post →
Tags → Argentina, Bobby Zamora, Dunga, Dutch, England, Europe, Fabio Capello, Football, German, Ghana, Holland, ITV, Joe Cole, Newcastle, South Africa, South Africa 2010, South America, Spurs, Steven Gerrard, Uruguay, World Cup, World Cup 2010
You’re just rubbing it in now…
...aren't you Germany. Not only did the German's thrash us at our own game in the World Cup but now they're doing a damn fine job of analysing the problems with the England team as Thomas Mueller says there's too many alpha males. ...read this Blog post →