He was also famous for never practicing. One day whilst waiting to bat he astonished his colleagues by standing up and announcing 'I'm going to get my eye in'. They assumed a net, but instead he saun… (View Post)

It was certainly common place for fielders on the boundaries to be offered a refreshing glass of beer on hot days, and nobody worried if they imbibed. Jonathan Agnew once accepted some amber liquid f… (View Post)

Yes, there was a problem with the way the question was asked, as some commentatators remarked. Perhaps it would have been better if they had just asked 'Which Party do you hate most?' (View Post)

Insurance companies, Stodge? Yes, the government could well do with investigating them. Perhaps they could do so after they have finished with bookmakers, whose business is in many respects similar, … (View Post)

Ian Duncan Smith has matured nicely. I would also nominate.Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown, sole survivor of the LD rout in the Cotswolds, although he is essentially a constituency man and lifetime backbe… (View Post)