, the scourge of the England Cricket team for 15 years now has announced his retirement from Test Cricket. And as soon as it was made public, the whole of the barmy army and every casual fan put their hands up in the air and cheered! There s no doubting he s a great cricketer but that s the problem, he s done so much damage to the English batting order over the years that his retirement can only mean the chances of an England win over Australia increasing exponentially.
Warne started his test career in 1992 against India and within a year had bowled what has since been described as to get out with his first delivery in an Ashes test in England. One of Australia s best known sportsman and best loved cricketers will be bowing out at the end of the current Ashes series, already won in impressive style by Australia. The man has had an incredible effect on cricket as a whole, , showing speed isn t always nessacry when a skillful flick of the wrist would bamboozle a batsman a great deal more.
He s also had a love/hate relationship with the British public, us loving his talents, but hating the fact he always seemed to deliver (in every sense) against our boys.
So it s with mixed feelings that I report the end of Warne s career, I ll miss the blonde haired Aussie and his repartee with the English cricket fans but oh god, come on England, now s the time to show your mettle. Roll on next year s Ashes in England!
Little Britain star married his long term partner and TV producer Kevin McGee on Sunday. The comic, famous for characters such as Andy, the wheelchair bound grump and Vicki Pollard, has been with Kevin for four years after they met in a nightclub. After a 6 month engagement, they put an official seal on the relationship in a civil ceremony held at a private members club in London.
The reception was the main talking point of the weekend though, with guests at the lavish do at banqueting Hall in Whitehall all dressing as panto stars. Guests included and who dressed as Captain Hook and Prince Charming, who appeared as an ugly sister and Matt s comedy partner as Christopher Biggins! Don t ask.
I wish the couple well, and it looks like the amount of gay civil partnerships taking place is rising month on month, which can only be a good thing. Official figures show there have been 15,672 gay and lesbian unions in the nine months since the new laws were passed in the UK. London has emerged as the leader in stats with over a quarter of these, being held in the capital.
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