I'm amused that the Guardian has a 'wealth correspondent', and that he's called Rupert. (View Post)

Worth noting slow over rate is not always down to the bowlers. Here it is, obviously, On Wednesday the slow over rate was definitely down to the constant delays, hold ups, batsman-not-being-readys, e… (View Post)

I quite like, by the way, that the split in the cycling debate (to which we can almost all see nuances) is not predictable by party lines. (View Post)

Coming back to this: I largely agree. But I am glad the extra ground exist. I would go for a six match series, with: - Lords - Edgbaston - Three from Old Trafford, Headingley, Trent Bridge, Oval - On… (View Post)

Almost certainly. In most of England, the cricket grounds are in rather nice parts of town. But Lord's is something special. There can be few approaches to a sports ground which give you such an… (View Post)