…is encapsulated by the UK politician who, on BBC Radio 4 this morning, said in relation to his party’s manifesto commitments: “…it is our firm intention to keep the promises…” [Today, Monday 12 April, approx 08:18] Politicians live in a parallel universe that is inexorably drifting away from the reality that the rest of us [...]

I don’t imagine anyone believed that England would beat New Zealand, it was more a question of how much they would lose by and would they show any real potential beginning to develop. New Zealand, on the other hand, would not only have been expecting to win, but would have been hoping to get back [...]

England squeeked home against Argentina yesterday for their first win of the season but there was little for them to be proud of. Argentina are a force to be reckoned with these days. Their recent record against England is very good but away from home and with a number of first choice players injured it [...]

England fell at the first hurdle of their 2009 international season, against Australia at Twickenham today. Australia had a poor Tri-Nations series this year, losing five out of six games, leading many to speculate that the game was England’s before it even started. The mistake here is a failure to factor in the abilities of [...]