Oh well

Seems my worst fears were realised.

Our bowling attack, Freddie an honourable exception, had absolutely no penetration. We are going to have to ask is Harmisson really that good. Yes I KNOW he was world number 1 but for a few years now he has show no consistency and has put in few performances of note. Was he an ordinary player who hit a purple vein of form or is a good player now out of form.

I left for work this morning with England 28-0 by the time I got the car out it was 28-2.

This will be a real test of the team if they can save this then it will be a real fillip. As it is they look like they are going to get crushed.

For those who comment we lost the first test two years ago I'd comment that we were at least competitive then. At the moment we aren't.

Mood depressed.

And so the Ashes

well 3 hours something until the Ashes start......

One of the two big decisions has been made. They've gone with Jones, this does make me wonder why they took Read. it should have been Prior, it just goes to show that the selectors at home wanted Read whereas the Coach wants a batsman keeper so they compromised.

Jon Agnew reckons it'll be Giles over Panesar. I think this is negative, I understand the concerns over the batting but I'd have gone for 6 batsman, play Flintoff at 7 and play Panesar. Hey ho let battle commence.

I expect to wake up and have my hopes squashed.

Square Pegs - Round Holes

Whether you think he is good enough for England Andy Johnson has been in outstanding form for Everton, he deserved his chance.

Johnson has played the lone man in a 4-5-1 or as part of a 4-4-2. So what does our manager do? Play him wide right. I ask you!! If he wanted 4-3-3 then play Wright Phillips!!

Surely he should have played 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1 with Rooney playing in the hole? As it is we continue with the Erikson policy of picking players out of position.

Win Euro 2008? Not a hope.

Jonny Wilkinson

Like many people I can remember where I was when Jonny Wilkinson scored the drop goal that won the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

At that moment Wilkinson had the world at his feet. He was good looking, articulate and a genuine sporting hero.

Sadly for Wilkinson he had an injury but that would heal...... well it did but everytime he has tried to come back he has picked up an injury. He has never played for his country again and he in 3 years he can't have played more than a dozen times for his club.

He is still ony 27 but it is beginning to look like he'll never make it at the really highest level.

To me it seems a tradgedy for someone who had the world in his hands but whatever happens he still has that seminal moment that most of us dream of.