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  • I think those speed guns are a load of crap. Somehow the white ball goes faster - I bowled 83-84mph in the Test match, and 93mph in the one-dayers. It's crazy. I hadn't bowled a ball for ten days.
    Steve Harmison has his doubts about the pace at which he's been bowling

    Aug 28, 2008

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    ‘Whoever dreamt it up should be shot’

    By Will 5 months ago, 6 Comments »

    The opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 must surely rank as Britain’s most calamitous PR cock-up since the Millennium Dome debacle nine years ago. There are now 15,000 (or 20,000 if you believe some reports) bags waiting to be delivered to disillusioned passengers here and abroad. What lovely holidays they must all be having.

    But fear not, because BA will reimburse those who are in need of a hotel by up to £100/night. Quite aside from the fact it’s generally accepted in the EU that airlines should not place a cap on accommodation reimbursement, it’s a public relations disaster. “Whoever dreamt it up should be shot,” said Chris Yates, an industry analyst, which was a welcome dose of honesty for once.

    And to think that London is hosting the 2012 Olympics. I am incredibly excited by the prospect of living in an Olympic city but, let’s face it: it’s all going to go horribly wrong, isn’t it?

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