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Indian cricket in perspective

The surprising aspect of the Second Test is that – given a wicket was prepared to deteriorate and encourage spin – it was the speedsters on both sides who dominated. Jimmy Anderson bowled really well but it was Jasprit Bumrah that was man of the match with his nine wicket haul. It was [...]

February 6, 2024 // 0 Comments

Kurt Hamrin

The passing of Kurt Hamrin this weekend was probably not covered by the British sporting medusa but he was a legend for Fiorentina and Sweden. He and Gabriel Batistuta were joint Viola capocannoniere (top scorers) with 151 goals. Kurt Hamrin – known as the ‘Little Bird’ – played [...]

February 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

Wonderful days of TV sport

A good friend of mine has had painful side effects after a knee procedure but thankfully is a keen sport lover. So he can put his knee up and enjoy some wondrous TV sport, chiefly the Six Nations and the second England v India cricket Test match. Maybe Friday night’s match between France and [...]

February 5, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Glass Pearls/Emeric Pressburger

This novel is absorbing but troubling. The writer Emeric Pressburger was a distinguished film maker who, with Michael Powell, made such classics as Colonel Blimp, Black Narcissus and A Matter of Life and Death. He wrote this novel in the 1960s and it has just been republished by Faber. The subject [...]

February 3, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Everton 0

This entertaining goalless draw came as no surprise as Sean Dyche’s sides are always tough to beat and Fulham cannot score. We did indeed put 10 past West Ham and Nottingham Forest, but have managed only 1 goal in the next 4 games. We play good football on 2/3rds of the pitch but there is no end [...]

January 31, 2024 // 0 Comments

Monet (The Restless Vision)/Jackie Wullschlager

This is a comprehensive account of the life of artist Claude Monet (1840-1926). He was born in Paris. As his father Alphonse’s business was supplying ships the family soon moved to Le Havre. As a youngster Monet, known then as Oscar, was a talented caricaturist and – only after meeting [...]

January 30, 2024 // 0 Comments

Thoughts on a great Test victory in India

In an era of Test match decline Ben Stokes has done so much to restore its status. The final day, resulting in an improbable England victory, was as exciting as it gets. So much so that I dared not leave the TV transmission for fear of missing something. Ollie Pope’s 196 put England back into [...]

January 29, 2024 // 0 Comments

The Tanner Report: Fulham 0 Newcastle 2

Fulham lost this cup tie for two reasons. Firstly, with an attendance of 19,000 and empty seats it did not feel like a home tie – especially with the Newcastle fans in full voice. Secondly, Marco Silva had dropped seven of the team that drew with Liverpool in midweek, including such integral [...]

January 28, 2024 // 0 Comments

Fings Ain’t What They Used Ter Be …

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if, in any list of the top 100 complaints about modern life compiled by any group of still mentally-competent senior citizens, that of “Why-oh-why can’t things just stay as they used to be?” wasn’t in the top 5 – if not the top 3. Take banks, for [...]

January 27, 2024 // 0 Comments

American dynasties/The Kennedys – PBS

PBS produces outstanding documentaries and I have particularly enjoyed the one broadcast this week on the Kennedys. There have been innumerable films and documentaries on President Kennedy’s assassination so it’s interesting to see all the Kennedys in context. Joe Kennedy the patriarch was [...]

January 26, 2024 // 0 Comments

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