THAT UNKIND DRAW….
Did for Calafrio at Chelmsford last night. Wide and hard. Not her night – but Neil Callan happy with her, and she will win again… Different lives….?! Our lives in this bonkers [...]
G”DAY…. From Wagga Wagga….
A long flight. Breakfast in “The Curious Rabbit” just off the main street. Looking forward to a hike along a mountain trail later and a splash in a thermal pool. And then I will check [...]
MINUS 3….
Windscreen scraping…. The Shipping Forecast… “Gale Force Seven, rising to Gale Force Eight…” For those in peril… Disruptive. An apt weather backdrop to [...]
WINDOW RATTLING….
Blustery overnight. Seagulls flicking over the Cruise Ship Epsom Grandstand just now. For those in peril on the sea…. Wild and windy and icy chill. Riders out in another layer. Or even two. [...]
“ALEXA….!!”
“What is the England……” “Actually Alexa, don’t bother….” After a tumultuous end-to-end game, England won. At Twickenham yesterday. Beating [...]
‘ALEXA…..!!”
“What time is it….??” “Good morning George, it is 2.27….” Up in time to see Nathan Lyon nick off to Ben Duckett. England lead by 40 runs. All is well… [...]
KAMIKAZE….
Batting…. “Batting as if there is a bus waiting outside to get them to the pub before last orders….” “Bazball without brains…” “They are playing a [...]
THE GREATEST RIVALRY….
By this time tomorrow, The Ashes will be up and running. And the dynamic of the next 7 weeks will be in motion… Starting in Perth. Jealous of the plane loads who have headed over. The Barmy [...]
MOVING ON….
From “Minus 5” to “Horizontal sleet….” Fun driving on the A3 and the M25 just now. Slaloming between the puddles. Lashing rain… Snow in the north…. Snow [...]
MINUS 5….
A proper frost. Windscreen scraping for the first time in months. Crunch beneath the feet. Animal tracks from those who have wandered the night hours. Snow in some parts… Finally. A drop in [...]
