It's been a while...

...since I last posted.

No excuse, except that I haven't had much to say. I'll try to make up for it today.

It's also been a while since England beat Australia at cricket (yes, unbelievably, we're still playing them). Even more unbelievably, that run of consecutive defeats has just come to an end.

Joyce inspires England to victory

It's not going to lead to World Cup glory, but it will bring some much needed cheer to the England dressing room. Special praise should go to Ed Joyce, with a century at the top of the order, and Liam Plunkett, who took 3-24 with the ball.

Let's hope we can make it to the finals of this series and, who knows, perhaps we can spring another surprise?