Happy birthday firstly to T. I'm so sorry that we didn't catch up today but there is a hangover in the making, it's just a matter of timing :) Happy birthday also to R. I had a wonderful time celebrating your big day and can't wait to see you in our present. May the luck of the Irish be with you both throughout your lives!
Talking of the Irish I cannot post an entry on St. Patrick's day without extolling their cricket team's performance out in the Caribbean. Today a team whom most regard as minnows overcame a strong Pakistan side (currently rated fourth in world cricket) to place themselves as strong contenders for progression to the next round. Pakistan, with one game left to play against Zimbabwe, are booking their tickets home.
I must put my hand up as a critic of the ICC for allowing the smaller cricketing nations to play in the world cup. I shared the view of Michael Atherton (which he aired on Sky Sports during England's tour of Australia), that their involvement would lower the quality of the competition and have an adverse affect on the popularity of the game. How wrong can I be? Ireland have produced one of the most thrilling one day matches I have seen with their pulsating tie against Zimbabwe (another minnow) and have now caused the biggest upset of the tournament. Bangladesh also caused an upset today by defeating India, their win spearheaded by a stunning innings from 17 year old Tamim Iqbal. Congratulations to these two teams. I hope that I am proved wrong about this world cup again for I predicted that England wouldn't win it ;)
It's football for me tomorrow morning and I'm going to approach it in a better frame of mind than most weeks. Who knows I might even add to my scoring tally? It helps when you spend Saturday night driving and sober.
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