So England got embarressed by Northern Ireland in the football World Cup qualifier last night in Belfast. The customary calls for the manager's head were heard echoing around the stalls before the full time whistle, and the pundits in the morning press are baying for blood. Belfast would have been the place to be last night. England really looked a sorry side, which is kind of weird, seeing the wall-to-wall £100k/week superstars that was fielded. Maybe it is the fault of the manager if a team chock full of talent can't gel? Sweden won their away fixture in Hungary (go Zlatan!), and are now top of their group. Main rivals Croatia lost a point, too, so qualification is almost certain.
More interestingly, the final Ashes test starts today. Paceman Simon Jones is out of the equation with injury, and Aussie Glenn McGrath, one of the world's top bowlers is back. It should be riveting. England is Cricket-mad for the first time in a generation. A win or draw means England will win the series. A loss means an overall draw, but the Aussies will retain the cup. Weather's forecast to stay dry today and probably tomorrow, too. I really hope that we'll see five full days of uninterrupted play, as to not give the Aussies the weather excuse.
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