England

You Lose Some, And You Lose Some More

For Perth Glory fans the final whistle cannot come soon enough in their final match of the 2021/22 A-League season. A first ever bottom of the league finish awaits the once proud club. It has been a long hard season

You Can’t Put Your Shirt On It, Apparently.

Maradona’s “hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup finals would be one of the most talked about goals in football. His second one of the most watched. For the England defender Steve Hodge who played the

Knowing Your Boundaries

Most people will have heard of the term “overstepping one’s boundaries.” Trying to find where the phrase originates is not easy. The phrase means to do something that is not acceptable or allowed. For example he/she has overstepped the boundaries

Vale: Shane Warne

In August 1982 i was sat in the Mound stand at Lords for the Saturday of the second test match between England Pakistan. The visitors were in a commanding position having declared at 428 for 8. England reached 3 for

Vale: Rod Marsh

Growing up in the 1970’s there was an aura about the Ashes Test Matches. The England side of that era appeared to my young eyes to reflect an England of an era I had only read about. An era of