In awful wet and windy conditions at Twickenham, England, oh so nearly bested the number one team in the world succumbing to a 15-16 defeat. To be honest it was a match full of mistakes from the moment Brodie Retallick, who…
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It was dramatic, brutal, visceral, error laden and in England’s case very fortunate, but they will take the victory (12-11 for the record) in what was a rip-roaring, if not necessarily of the highest technical quality, Autumn International at Twickenham last Saturday. It…
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So as the ball flashed past him at Stamford Bridge in the 6th minute of stoppage time, penny for David de Gea’s thoughts. He had actually made a remarkable point blank save before Ross Barkley swept the ball pass him,…
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As those who know me and now those who don’t, I’ve never been a fan of Jose Mourinho and I didn’t want him at Old Trafford in the 1st place. Having said that, I think he’s done a reasonable job…
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So England have secured victory in their test series against India. As mentioned in my previous blog, Moeen Ali inspired the win with 9 Indian wickets (including a five for in the 1st innings) to secure a 60 run victory. Their…
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Sunday 12th August 2018, Lord’s, St John’s Wood, London. England have just thrashed a limp India by an innings and 159 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the 5 match test series. Pole position for the hosts and a 4 or 5-0 win…
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So England are now in full control of the test series against India. After they edged what was an absolutely fantastic 1st test at Edgbaston, they demolished the tourists in a rain affected 2nd test winning on the 4th day…
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We are just months are away from the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris, France where both Europe and USA will be confident of their chances of success in the biennial team competition. The United States are…
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Poet’s Word proved to the world what a classy horse he is with victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes recently at Ascot, where he got the better of his stablemate Crystal Ocean to land his second…
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So let’s be honest when you looked at the fixture list for English cricket this summer one period stood out, the 5 test series against India which begins this coming Wednesday on August 1st, with the opening test at Edgbaston….
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