Fearless February

[Sweder]

Charges need to be laid quickly or the authority of those making the claims will be diminished.

My thoughts entirely. If this continues as it started - all grand generalisms and non-specific hand-wringing - the veil of suspicion will fall on everyone. Far better for leading sportsmen to step up and declare themselves 'clean', thus forcing the issue. Andy Murray made a similar statement to the media last week, saying 'I'm clean, I hope my opponents are too'.

Congratulations to the Sheilas for their 2 run win over England in the ICC ODI World Cup this morning. I listened in as I walked the dogs. England were chasing a paltry total yet, with the help of two atrocious umpiring howlers, managed to stuff it up 2 runs short.

Well done to you for cranking out the miles in spite of the hurdles set in your path. We seem to be running along parallel lines just now. And with that most tenuous of segués I shall now download some Blondie for next week's sessions.

Ps: speaking of excellent music, Danny Baker hosted a series of fabulous programmes on BBC4 this week, celebrating the vinyl long playing record. Last night's show was all about R&B and Soul. If you can plug in via your online resources I highly recommend this 'chat round the table' series.