Trapped in the basement, I have no access to news.  I assume Delboy's bragging means England are out of the World Cup.  Still, I'm a grammar school boy so the emotional trauma is limited-- rugby's the only true ball game worth playing or watching.

In the meantime I note the Tour de France has been marred by doping scandal again, with the two favourites, Basso and Ullrich, withdrawing before the start.  Watch it, Delboy -- when the PCA start clamping down on those ministers who use performance enhancing drugs to make their preaching more interesting, I'm reliably informed by insiders that many famous heads will roll.