Having beaten Australia in the first match of the 5-match series at Lord’s, England have started very well in the second at the Oval (Finn has already picked up a wicket). A clean sweep of the series would see England become the No 1 ranked one-day side to go with the No 1 test ranking they already hold.
Talking of clean sweeps, Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan achieved a remarkable one in the course of knocking out French Open finalist Sara Errani, winning the first set without dropping a point. Even more remarkable, the record sequence of points won that she beat in the process was her own 23 versus Amy Frazier in 2006. Andy Murray was spared coming back on Monday to finish his singles when after he had secured a second break of the Baghdatis serve in the fourth set to go 5-1 and two sets to one up, common sense prevailed and although the clock read 10:59 with an official curfew of 11:00 he was allowed to play his final service game (and settled the issue very quickly).
The broad bean plants at my aunt’s allotment yielded a fourth *and undoubtedly final) harvest today, so that is one of tonight’s vegetables settled. Talking of food, I think even at £7 each, more than I would usually pay for such things, my new roasting dishes are a good buy – not only are they superbly non-stick, they come clean incredibly easily.
A couple of photos for you to enjoy…
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