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mandragoraHave just nipped outside the office, together with all my colleagues (except for the receptionist manning the phones) to watch the England cricket team go by on their procession in honour of winning the Ashes back from Australia. After 18 years...
I don't normally go in for that sort of thing, but the procession was going right past our offices and, well, it was a superb series and the boys deserved their accolades. As did the women's team in the bus immediately following. Enthusiasm was such that even the Swedish lawyer came out for a gander.
Flintoff (and wife and baby) were in the front. I must say that he looked remarkably well for someone who was (apparently) up until 6.15 am this morning partying.
There were remarkably few police officers controlling the crowd, as a colleague who's a former copper commented. I pointed out that it's *cricket* and it's *the City*. Why would you need many police? It's not like it's football.
I don't normally go in for that sort of thing, but the procession was going right past our offices and, well, it was a superb series and the boys deserved their accolades. As did the women's team in the bus immediately following. Enthusiasm was such that even the Swedish lawyer came out for a gander.
Flintoff (and wife and baby) were in the front. I must say that he looked remarkably well for someone who was (apparently) up until 6.15 am this morning partying.
There were remarkably few police officers controlling the crowd, as a colleague who's a former copper commented. I pointed out that it's *cricket* and it's *the City*. Why would you need many police? It's not like it's football.
