Thoughts from the road

Just two months ago I commented that the idea to charge people to exercise in their local park was absurd.  Parkrun offer an opportunity for anybody to run a timed 5k course in many different parks across the country.  The Little Stoke Parish Council were intent on charging people for running in the great outdoors and unfortunately, Little Stoke Parkrun has now been closed for good as a result of the council’s decision. After the announcement was made that Little…

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Nick Compton’s test statistics are far from gloomy, he has thus far averaged just over 30 in all the tests he has played.  Consider that he bats at the top of the order when the ball is at it’s hardest and the bowlers are at their freshest and his stats aren’t bad at all.  Compare that to Adam Lyth who occupied an opener’s position for seven matches in 2015 averaging just over 20.  Sam Robson has also played 7 tests…

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Today, Lancashire County Cricket Club announced that Steven Croft had taken over the club captaincy from Tom Smith.  It was only one season ago that Tom Smith took the captaincy from Glen Chapple.  Then disaster struck. After the first match of the 2015 season, Tom Smith suffered a back spasm.  He captained the side against Glamorgan at New Road, it would be his only match in the role.  Although at first, the media reported that he would only be out…

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Black Friday, a day of mass discount, Christmas shopping and gridlock in many shopping centre car parks as people race to the shops to snap up the best deals.  What’s wrong with that? Chaos broke out last year as people fought for the presents they want.  The spirit of Christmas – what’s that?  The Telegraph reported on fights breaking out around Greater Manchester as people put their shopping ahead of human decency.  The fact that supermarkets were criticized for failing to…

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