12 Blogs of Christmas: #1 Boxing Day, 2010. I’m sitting here with that post-festive feeling that I would guess quite a few you of you are enduring right about now, where the after-effects of Christmas excess sit slightly too snugly under the jumper. That was my fortieth Christmas and, as has been the case for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘England’
So This Is Christmas
Posted: December 26, 2010 in ChristmasTags: Australia, boxing Day test, chistmas, cricket, England, fourth test, MCG
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The Bowler’s Holding, The Batsmen’s Willey
Posted: December 3, 2010 in CountdownTags: Adelaide, Ashes, Australia, England, music
“She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge, she studied sculpture at Saint Martin’s College, that’s where I, caught her eye.” Pulp, “Common People”, 1995 Genuinely almost forgot to write up this blog post today, which would have been a little ironic since I am so close to finishing the self-imposed obligation. I [...]
Football’s Not Coming Home
Posted: December 2, 2010 in CountdownTags: David Beckham, David Cameron, England, FIFA, football, Prince William, Russia 2012, Sepp Blatter, voting, World Cup
“It’s coming home. It’s coming home. It’s coming”…. erm, no it’s not Skinner, Baddiel and The Lightening Seeds, “Three Lions”, 1996 I really wanted England to win the World Cup 2018 bid but, like almost every penalty shoot out before it, the English got humiliated at the last hurdle. The seemingly intense effort that was [...]
Cricket, Christmas & Computers
Posted: November 25, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: Andrew Strauss, Ashes, Australia, Christmas, cricket, England, Peter Siddle
The News in Haiku #23…. “Snow is falling. All Around me. Children playing, One month till Christmas” So, after months of getting more and more excited about the Ashes and weeks of believing the hype that the English were going in as favourites, it took precisely three deliveries before Strauss slapped a ball straight down [...]
Your Music Recommendations
Posted: November 18, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: Club v Country, England, Gerrard, music, Recommendations
The News in Haiku #18…. “Gerrard injury Ignites club v country row. Club’s already won this.” I feel the need for some new music. Today’s list is “Musicians you’ve probably never heard, but should check out ” (unless you’re an avid reader of this blog, in which case you may have heard of a few [...]
Not Quite Love
Posted: November 17, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: Ashes, Australia, Brisbane, cricket, England, First Test
The News in Haiku #17…. “Ashes excitement As England prepare well For Aussie onslaught” Apart from all the usual “loves” that people rightly proclaim for family members and things genuinely dear to them, there are another set of loves that exist at a kind of back-up level as well. A Championship kind of love, relative [...]
Expect Fireworks
Posted: November 5, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: Ashes, Australia, Bonfire, Brisbane, cricket, England, Fireworks, test, Western Australia
The News in Haiku #5…. “Did Mister Woolas Make false statements? Probably. Expect fireworks.” I only sent one tweet yesterday. This is probably the lowest daily volume of tweetage for over a year: I really must find some more things to chat about. Anyway, the best news of the day is that it is Friday, [...]
Naming Of Parts
Posted: October 12, 2010 in CountdownTags: England, football, Henry Reed, Naming Of Parts, work
“To-day we have naming of parts. Yesterday, We had daily cleaning. And to-morrow morning, We shall have what to do after firing. But to-day, To-day we have naming of parts” Henry Reed, “Naming Of Parts”, 1942 Just watched the England v Montenegro Euro 2012 qualifier from Wembley. 0-0. That’s two hours of my life I’m [...]
Placeholder
Posted: September 23, 2010 in CountdownTags: Ashes, cricket, England, Pakistan, Placeholder, squad
“Well, he looked down at my silver chain, He said: ‘I’ll give you one dollar’, I said: ‘You’ve got to be jokin’, man, It was a present from me mother’” 10CC, “Dreadlock Holiday”, 1978 We have a thing at work, which I am sure is not unique to where I work, called a “Placeholder”. This [...]
Friday Night Pass
Posted: September 3, 2010 in CountdownTags: Bulgaria, Cyril Smith, England, Euro2014, FA, Friday night, Lily Allen, RIP
“Friday night last orders at the pub, Get in the car and drive to the club” Lily Allen “Friday Night”, 2007 You know, I quite miss my daily photo. I was looking at just the last couple of posts and it all seems a bit boring with nothing but text. Hey-ho. Something else to worry [...]
