September 2009 Archives

The revealing photograph Naughty Nigel didn't want you to see

Apparently there's a one-day cricket series between England and Australia taking place on there shores at the moment and we're trailing 5-0.

No, I'm not a sore loser who has attempted to blank out the fact that we are being comprehensively hammered by the old enemy, it's just that I lost complete interest in all things between England and Oz when the Ashes series finished.

As far as I was concerned, we won the Ashes and that was it. Job done and time to bring on the next international opposition.

The summer schedule has been over-crammed and badly organised. For England cricket fans, the Ashes is the ultimate prize and therefore should have been the culmination of Australia's tour.

The current series may be considered to be perfect preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa later this month but it has overshadowed an Ashes victory that was already lacking the jubilation that followed England's 2005 triumph.

The sooner this drawn out duel with Australia ends, the better!

A Jon McCarthy lookalike Bluenose and a rippling hulk of a Villa supporter commentate on the Second City derby for Sky's Fanzone.

To help get you in the mood for Sunday's mouthwatering encounter at St Andrew's:

....from cricket warm-ups.

The sport causes far too many needless injuries.