Musings

Apparently this was a real answer in an exam... He obviously hadn't been taught Pythagoras theorem.

From Rich

Seven things to do before I die
1. Get a hole-in-one
2. Read the Institutes
3. Read History at Cambridge
4. Learn Greek or Hebrew
5. Find some friends
6. Write an opinion column for the Daily Telegraph
7. Impose a benevolent dictatorship on this country

Seven things I cannot do
1. Choose healthy food over anything greasy, meaty or sweet
2. Convince Jon I'm not just a paedobaptist because my Dad is
3. Get into Cambridge University to read History
4. Read the Guardian Newspaper
5. Consider the Liberal Democrats as the real alternative
6. Admire or appreciate George Galloway or Philip Pullman
7. Read anything written by Richard Dawkins

Seven things that attract me to my spouse
all things in relationships are officially on hold until I reach maturity...hmmm

Seven things I say most often

1. Ahh well, such is life
2. You jolly simpleton
3. I know, as always
4. Do you do Chemistry?
5. Shes a crazy fool!
6. Haha, you're so funny... sarcastically
7. I wish I did photography

Seven books (or series) I love (Bible not included)

1. Wuthering Heights - Bronte?
2. Harry Potter - J.K Rowling
3. The Holiness of God - R.C Sproul
4. In defence of History - Richard Evans
5. Reformation - Patrick Collinson
6. Redemption: Accomplished and Applied - John Murray
7. The Chronicles of Narnia




Seven movies I watch from time to time

1. Happy Gilmore
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Pirates of the Caribbean
4. The Matrix
5. Pride and Prejudice (BBC version)
6. Gladiator
7. Minority Retort

Seven people I want to join in, too

The seven people I know have probably already completed this...

A remarkable year for our British Cricketers...

Matthew Hoggard, of all people, helped the team to a 2-1 test series victory over the South Africans which was swiftly followed by a thrashing in the one day series against the same country with the only positive being the gung-ho batting of some lad with a silly haircut.

Obviously, the anticipation for the Ashes series was immense and the players didn't disappoint. Australia arrived, lost in the 20-20 match, got beaten by us and then by Bangladesh and struggled to find top form until Glen ripped through our top order at Lords. The 2 run win at Edgbaston was fantastic and the rest, they say is History. We thoroughly deserved to win and then looked ahead to the Ashes 2006 dismissing the threat of Pakistan.

What a mistake that was. We end the year looking less and less like the team that can challenge Australia as the best team in the world in either form of the game.

Our batting is pretty rubbish. On paper, we have some extremely talented players but they can never perform as a unit. It was probably down to this that we lost in both the test series and the one-dayers although the dire state of our spin attack also had a part to play.

Things aren't all doom and gloom, but we certainly don't look like a team who can retain the ashes or win the world cup. Our seam attack is still reliable but all other areas need to improve before we become a well rounded team.

Just a quick thought...Should James Anderson or Liam Plunkett force their way into the Test Squad after they both impressed in the one-day series?

Welcome to my new blog...I hope I can maintain a more consistent flow of posts for the masses to indulge themselves in.

I have missed blogging recently, its nice to have somewhere to rant about anything one feels like. The blogs I do read have interested me in recent times and perhaps I might discuss some of the issues that have been raised.