That neatly leads me onto the 3rd Test Match and England's defeat early on the 4th day. Our inability to cope with the pace and bounce of the Perth pitch was exposed by the swing of Johnson and Harris. So its 1-1 with two to play. A student said to me on Thursday, its a shame the Ashes are so one-sided. Clearly we underestimated the power of recovery within the Australian camp.The Ashes are just sport at its finest, and once again test match with its ebbs and flows is the game's highest form.
Yesterday the snow returned with a vengence. The sporting calendar was decimated. We travelled to see my mother in Surrey and drove into a snow storm, the return journey after the snow had fallen took 5 hours as all but the motorways were brought to a standstill. This is the second bout of snow this winter,and still the public are being fed it's just a bad winter.
With nearly a week till Xmas there's a chance to listen to some music, and do some reading.
The snow will ensure that we stay local. Currently listening to Great Lakes : Art of Escape, while back cataloguing Ryan Adams while waiting for his new album. As for reading its magazine time - I bought the Christmas edition of the New Statesman ,I'm weighing whether to invest in the subscription so thought getting this would help me make up the mind.
A local snippet - The Times yesterday named our local area as the best place to take a country walk this Christmas . Now expecting groups of Times readers to descend on the village any day.
It's undoubtedly good publicity and may aid the local economy.
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