A patient unbeaten 64 from the makeshift opener Jonathan Trott took England to 171 for three, a deficit of 248
Preamble Hello. On the long list of Things That Do Strange Things To Man, scoreboard pressure comes somewhere between a five-for-one offer on cans of 5.2% ABV Temporary Happiness Facilitator, that scene in Audition – kiri [...]
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Tamim comes of age as England work hard to contain Bangladesh
James Tredwell’s first Test wicket will gain lustre as the [...]
France 12-10 England
France duly won the grand slam, but not in the manner to which their supporters had become accustomed. It was England, gallant in defeat, who showed the ambition and enterprise with Ben Foden and Chris Ashton damning the national management for not being bolder sooner, but once again they were outsmarted. A rainy [...]
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Preamble: Scotland’s win over Ireland means that France have already been named as Six Nations champions. This, then, is the game that could see them become Grand Slam winners. How much would they love to [...]
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54 min: Tindall runs at the French in exactly the sort of way that Tait probably won’t. So Tindall is replaced by Tait. Hmmm. Szarzewski replaces Servat for France. While I was typing all of [...]