Monday Morning Blues

Holy flipping mackerel, after the most glorious weekend in living memory ( OK very slight exaggeration there, but best weekend in a while), I have woken up this morning to the flipping freezing weather again and there is also frost on the grass. A Lady can only take so much of freezing extremities and running noses. I want to be basking in  some sunshine ( a bit like yesterday would do, even though I still had to have my thermal vest on).


So back to the main event , the ODI in New Zealand , well what can I say. England were defeated and how!!!!! The amazing Martin Gupthill played brilliantly, the man who had 3 toes amputated aged 14, played through a hamstring injury to score 27no.( England boys take note, bruised heel, headche, fractured eyelash, doesn't cut it) Williamson and McCullum bringing up the top scores. What now for England who seamed to be very full of themselves prior to the match? Cook says they need more practise!
I Lady Lainey for once will not be commenting ........................just yet
Joe Root was given an England increment contract prior to the game.

Lots of news flying around about the ECB being asked to lighten up on players wanting to play in IPL and then come back to join their counties late. NO NO NO, if they want to play in the IPL let them get the money and then spend the remainder of the English season  sorting out their priorities. Money is the root of all evil!

Australia ladies won the Woman's world cup so jolly well done to them.

Back in Blighty, sadly The Mighty Whites got knocked out of the FA cup by Man City. Hard game boys but well done.


On this day

18th February


1587 Mary Queen of Scots beheaded

1933 Yoko Ono born

1966 Philip De Freitas born

1968 Britain adopts all year round day light saving


Jolly short this morning but I am in a bit of a hurry and have to get on.

More tomorrow

Bye