Is The Ashes becoming predictable?

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That’s a headline I spied when browsing for the updated score yesterday – with the sub heading along the lines of there “only being one away win in the last ten years”.

I didn’t read the whole article because a) the content may not have lived up to the click bait headline or b) it may have wound me up and c) It may have influenced what I’m about to write and d) I was watching my son’s match and shouldn’t have been on my phone anyway …

So I just threw it out there to the scorer next to me, and a couple of the other mums nearby.

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Sporty Saturday: 9 chances to cheer Team GB in 2015

Ok, so things didn’t go to plan for England’s men in the ICC Cricket World Cup – but that doesn’t mean we’ve nothing to cheer about.

Lewis Hamilton. Image courtesy BBC

Lewis Hamilton. Image courtesy BBC

1. Lewis Hamilton began the defence of his Formula One world title by grabbing pole position for tomorrow’s opening race in Australia. And by some margin – it’s looking like a battle of the mighty Mercedes again this year.

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