With England’s first autumn international just one day away, the decision not to go – made on sound economical grounds – doesn’t feel so great.
We’ve got the usual buzz, got the butterflies, not got the tickets. (You can still get tickets from Ticketmaster).
My fellow blogger Matt is well up for it.
What do I expect from these three internationals?
Not a lot to be honest. Success for me is being competitive in all three. That’s all. I think the expectations of the public and press are set far too high. There is a chink of light and that chink has a name – Jonny, Jonny, Jonny, Jonny Wilkinson.
I’m not alone in having tempered ambition. Stephen Jones of The Times is not one of them as he questions whether winning is the most significant thing at this stage but Stuart Barnes thinks England fans want performance.
Over at the Beeb, Jeremy Guscott is disappointed that Courteney Lawes is not starting.
Also at the Beeb, answers to the question “Who is Courteney Lawes?”
Away from the autumn international, Will Greenwood has written one of those articles in the Telegraph that only he can (remember his matchday one? I can’t find the link). This time it’s an insider’s perspective on shoulder injuries.
Also in the Telegraph, Keith Wood fears for the future. He thinks that part of the problem is that players are being built up and conditioned to play for 50 minutes – an interesting thought…
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November 8, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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