Oh my, its not since the end of the football season that we’ve had a weekend of such sporting amazement to wallow in.

First there was the Rugby, as the Lions beat the Aussies in the second test ‘down under’, this one at the vaunted Melbourne Cricket Ground, no less. It was an incredible match, with ‘England’ (as I call the Lions) overcoming an 18 point deficit. They were still 2 points behind when Hugo Keenan touched down in the 80th minute. It was incredible. The players went crazy. The crowd went crazy. I went crazy. And that was just this morning, which is a great time for sport because nothing else is on at that time.

Except a big tennis match. Me and Spurs Paul. In the park. 11.00. Not sure what channel it’s on but you’ll find it. Just google ‘old gits falling over on a tennis court’ and you can enjoy all the excitement. It’s hard to hold a tennis racquet when you have a walking stick in the other hand.

Starting around then too was the cricket. As England finished the first innings with some style to put India back in 311 runs ahead. To remind them who actually invented the fucking game. Then we took two early wickets.

And then, sometime… later, possibly Sunday, is the ‘main event’. The final of the Women’s Euro Championship as England’s pony-tail’s take on Spain’s. And that promises to be… to be exiting. England games follow a distinct pattern. 82 minutes of uselessness followed by 8 minutes of the sort of ‘brilliance’ you get at women’s matches. Sometimes extra time (nooooooo) and then penalties (even worse), sometimes just a late winning goal. Ok, I can only get so excited about this event, but if there’s no other sport on, if the re-runs of White Lotus have finished, if the News is delayed, I’ll sit back and watch it… eagerly. Knowing NOT to compare it to… to the football played by other genders. That only leads to frustration and/or laughter.

But if the Lionesses pull this off, what a weekend it would be for English sport. Escpecially if, like me, you don’t count the Irish, Scots and Welsh in the rugby.

Happy Saturday

A xxxx