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British Sports Theme Tunes

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Mark Formula One, Motor Racing, Music
Keke Rosberg's 1983 Williams

Formula One has announced a new theme tune.  Given that the sport is a global brand, having a global theme tune makes sense in keeping with corporate branding.  However, for me and many of my age, there will only ever been one theme tune for Formula One, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac.  And it’s not […]

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Cricket Jokes

July 24, 2015October 18, 2018 Mark Leave a comment Randomness
Lift a finger

Both of the Ashes series – for male and female cricketers – are under way keeping the England and Australia teams busy, so the topic of this week’s one liners is cricket jokes. As normal, they may not be the funniest or most original…       Which birds are rubbish at cricket? Ducks.   […]

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The Fifth Ashes Test

August 24, 2013 Mark Leave a comment Travel, UK

I was lucky enough to go to watch the Fifth Ashes Test earlier this week, or at least a day of it, at The Oval in London.  For those not familiar with The Ashes, it is a cricket contest between England and Australia, normally featuring five cricket test matches, each of which is up to five […]

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A Trip to Lord’s

May 26, 2013May 26, 2013 Mark Leave a comment History, Travel
Andrew Strauss at Lord's

I had the great pleasure earlier this week (21st May 2013) to have a tour of part of Lord’s cricket ground, in the company of former England captain Andrew Strauss, and former England wicket keeper, Paul Nixon. Fans of cricket will understand the great excitement that the prospect of a tour of the Long Room […]

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