3 D cricket and second Newcastle game on TV within four days september 2012

 I missed England's 

last 20 20 game with South Africa which because of bad weather in the afternoon was reduced to 11 overs under the flood lighting at Old Trafford. The commentary team suggested that 10 runs an over was the benchmark target but which looked unlikely until Somerset’s pint sized wicket keeper batsman Josh Taylor started the 10^th over and his 30 runs with three sixes, two fours, and two twos in an over which had two no balls and where his 31 was made while facing 10 balls. South Africa had no one to match this and finished 28 runs short at 90 for 6. Kieswetter scored 50 from 32 opening the innings.

The Newcastle game was frustrating because despite the heat of 29 degrees and a rock hard uneven pitch which created problems with the ball bounce and a poor start over the first 15 minutes Newcastle had many chances with two ball strokes hitting goal posts and half a dozen if not more good opportunities during the rest of the first half and the greater part of the second half. However it was the home side that came close to scoring in 81^st minute. Alan Pardew has little European experience and given that the team played on Monday night have an away game against Norwich and then a mind week League Cup game away to Manchester United

Liverpool also with their junior side had had exciting game against the Young boys, taking the lead three times but for Liverpool also with their junior side had had exciting game against the Young boys, taking the lead three times but for the home side to equalise. However they scored their fourth and fifth goals late on to return home with all three points justifying the decisions of the manager.

22.05 Watched the Sky Atlantic film on the Sky Team winning the Tour De France. It was great to relive the experience plus several previously unbroadcast interviewed and comments on issues which arose including the position of Froome and Cavendish. Given what happened with the Olympics and Paralympic one forgets the enormity of this team success. Measuring this against the winning of the USA and an Olympic Gold medal by Andy Murray and the winning of the 5000 and 10000 metre my Mo Farah make the choice of Sports person of the year impossible and what of Denise Lewis, Ellie Simmonds and Nicola Adams together with David Weir should make the top ten short listed.