The ramblings of a Toxic mind…
and the final. The worst part of the Rugby World Cup final probably wasn't the loss, nor the way England didn't turn up but that they proved the odious Gatland right in playing their best a week before. read the rest of this rubbish
two? The not unexpected news that England opener and ex-captain, Alastair Cook, has announced his retirement from international duty at the end of the current summer, gives the selectors a headache. read the rest of this rubbish
R.I.P. Bill Kerr. Been a bit slack in posting about Bill Kerr after he died last week, aged 92, shockingly slack when he was major part in one of my all time favourites. Hancock's Half hour. read the rest of this rubbish
nearly a decade...and it was Toby Flood-less. Any coincidence? I think not. But will they learn from this? read the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish
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 the rest of this rubbish