In his recent autobiography, Michael Vaughan has admitted that, during the 2005 Ashes celebrations, the entire England team rocked up to 10 Downing Street and were disappointed by what they saw. They immediately identified the key problem: no booze. The infamous all-night bender, followed by tipsy open-topped bus fiesta had rather given the impression that drink was not wanting. But, after stumbling...
Alastair Cook may be vice-captain in name but it is Paul Collingwood who most assume fulfils that role Without even a hint of debate or uncertainty, English cricket is heading inexorably towards an Alastair Cook captaincy. With every week that passes, the assumption grows that he will lead England in Bangladesh next spring. Nobody has thought to inquire whether this is actually a very good idea. Now...
A little randomness for a cold, miserable, wet Thursday, but some brightness came as I skimmed through the Northumberland Gazette today. In the regular Remember when… feature, where news items and photos are reproduced from both 25 years and 50 years ago. So imagine my delight at spying, not only one, but three current Rock players looking incredibly young in a photo from their days playing...
Next month, on November 17th, the Seattle Rock Orchestra (who've recently played with Jeremy Enigk and Grand Hallway), will perform Arcade Fire's Funeral in it's entirety . For the event, the 50 piece orchestra is collaborating with a guest backing band including Matt Bishop of Hey Marseilles , Ian Bell of Black Swedes, Jima of the Purrs, Alessandra Rose of the Kindness Kind , Matt Shaw of With Friends...
So after a long summer of cricket that included the Ashes Test Series, the Hectic 7 match One Day Series between Australia and England and then the ICC Champions Trophy tournament England will be hopping on a plane and jetting off to South Africa for a long tour that will last from the 1st November to the 18th January. The squads were announced back earlier this month and there were a few surprises...
I went to Portishead, a small town near Bristol to see Jatin and work on one web service, Jatin is a terrific host and amazing friend, He has superb flat, and it was fun staying with him and working together like old times at Tag. I met with Ian Bell, he is a nice chap and talented professional, I think will learn a lot by working with him. I stayed in Portishead for 4 days, Jatin has nice set up and...
I read that perennially overlooked batsman Mark Ramprakash has attacked the apparent bias towards certain counties when it comes to selection for England squads. I'm a fan of Ramps and have been for a number of years but I'm mystified at his singling out of Warwickshire players as benefitting from the Ashley Giles factor. Just look at today's Test and one-day selections. All told, eleven of the eighteen...
England announced their squads to tour South Africa in November. The ‘headlines’ have been generated by the omission of Steve Harmison. His lack of form and maybe commitment on tour means that this is not really a surprise. Geoff Miller this lunch time made it fairly clear (to me anyway) that Harmison would never be picked again. His words said the opposite of course but he also mentioned...
The England hierarchy believe that the side must be rigorous and decisive in what they want There has been a lot of hullaballoo about England's change of mindset in one-day cricket, and their commitment to a daring, attacking game, but long before Australia had completed an overwhelming nine-wicket victory in the Champions Trophy semi-final in Centurion on Friday, this brave new world had become little...
First things first (because that actually makes sense), 'The Latest Woes Of Ian Bell' has once again seen curtains fall upon its...Face? Basically, the end of the English domestic season has now come to a close, Ian wasn't part of the Champions League Squad and I doubt he'll play much of a part in the South Africa tour. Yep, Ian's going to be having to a quiet winter, lots of crying himself to sleep...
Elite, like myself, is quarter of a century old. One of the most genre defining games ever made was released 25 years ago for the BBC Micro, the machine of choice of two Cambridge students - David Braben & Ian Bell. We take a look at one of the most epic games from the early days this week. Check it out.
Here's a blast from the past: Acorn Games' Elite for the BBC microcomputer. The game with its corny wire-frame graphics is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Designed by David Braben and Ian Bell , it was released on 20 September 1984. Although it looks dreadful by today's gaming standards, it marked a milestone in computer gaming ( CLICK ). I must admit I didn't like it. I got hooked on a similar game...
Today is 25 years of David Braben and Ian Bell’s Elite video game. This isn’t really systems or synthetic biology, but back in 1984 it was the inspiration of Cambridge students David Braben and Ian Bell that captured the imagination of a generation who spent the next 25 years carving a name for themselves in [...]
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