Yes, I think Michael Clark was the last wicket to go down on the Saturday night. I think. I was at a Christening the next day where the denouement was just as closely followed. No telly was available… (View Post)

Anyway, all that said, watch the footage of Headingley '81, and the crowd reactions are anachronistically muted. The ground isn't even full. The excitement of 2005, I think, was greater. It… (View Post)

I'm nearly 50 and I have no recollection of it. Apparently my dad was listening to it on the car radio while I played on the beach in Devon. I have, however, over the years, probably spent longe… (View Post)

ISTR liberal opposition to female suffrage was that they didn't want to give the Tories a permanent majority. (View Post)

In amongst all this, of course, there is a big win for the EU in that Boris is diminished, thereby discouraging any EuroBorises who may be tempted to go down the same route. (View Post)