Author Archive

The Premiership Run In

Apr 13, 2011 View Comments by James tomlinson
football Read more

England triumph yet again

Jan 07, 2011 View Comments by James tomlinson

Its been a long time coming, 24 years to be precise, but the England cricket team can say that they have truly arrived on the world stage.
No one, not even the Australian fanatics could deny England this crushing series win, an emphatic result which saw them consign Australia to three innings defeats in a home [...]

Articles Read more

All square and poised to go to the wire

Dec 19, 2010 View Comments by James tomlinson

So I awake this morning to news that I already feared before I tucked myself in for the night, the Aussies won a test match.
Firstly well done, you cannot take that performance away from them. They out played England in every department and our two innings scores of 187 and 123 were not good enough [...]

Articles Read more

Next stop Perth

Dec 08, 2010 View Comments

Perth is quite simply one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and holds a special place in my heart as it was my home for 12 years. During that time, albeit my later years at high school and university I was always subjected to the ridicule of being a pom, and our poor [...]

Read more

Calm down dear, it’s only the first day!

Nov 25, 2010 View Comments

I had high hopes of staying up to watch the all important coin toss and the momentous first delivery as England headed down under to enemy territory looking to win the Ashes on Australian soil for the first time in over 20-years.
However the need of sleep beat me and I had to retreat to the [...]

Read more

Who will win the Premiership?

Aug 11, 2010 View Comments

It was a dour summer of football for any Englishmen, but don’t worry that’s all behind us now! We can all look forward to the new Premiership season which kicks off this weekend.
There is no doubt that it will be another exciting campaign, but who is going to come out on top. Will Manchester United [...]

Read more

Tour de Force

Jul 08, 2010 View Comments

It is the biggest event in the cycling year, the best riders from all over the world gather to take part in what can only be described as one of the most grueling sporting events on the planet.
The ride is over three-weeks and covers 3,600 kms starting in Rotterdam and finishing on the Champs [...]

Read more

Same Old England, Same Old Problems

Jun 28, 2010 View Comments

When the second German goal went in I slumped in my chair and turned the T.V. over to the cricket, there I witnessed an England side with fire in their stomachs and a desire to beat the old enemy Australia.
So why is it the same passion doesn’t flow through the veins of the England football [...]

Read more