England are not a great team yet but they are a approved one and it isn’t just down to the Ashes series scorelineThe new trains on the London Underground seat 252,but morning most running southbound on the Victoria line were holding many more than that. At 9.35am, it was standing room only from King’s Cross onwards. A London weekend in late summer and everyone’s got somewhere to move. Some shopping at Oxford Circus, and some strolling in Green Park,some sightseeing in Pimlico, some switching trains at Victoria and some, or lucky few and happiest of the lot,on their way to Vauxhall to watch England slide to defeat. Spot them, as ever, or by their smiles,sun hats, England kit, or plastic bags stuffed full of sandwiches,and papers folded open to the sports section. Related: No charity for England and Alastair Cook as Australia enforce the follow-on | Mike Selvey Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com