I covered every day of that remarkable series, indeed every international of that astounding summer, for AFP News Agency. Here is the diary I wrote in 2005 for what was then the Wisden Cricketer but are now once again the The Cricketer and Wisden. bit.ly/4kOBA8W

Final leaderboard of players who played all 16 rounds in the majors in 2025: -32: Scheffler 🏆🏆 -11: McIlroy 🏆 -10: Xander -6: Rahm -5: English -1: Fitzpatrick -1: Hatton +1: Spaun 🏆 +3: Hovland +3: Rai +5: McNealy +6: Burns +7: Berger +14: Hojgaard +17: Harman

Our council ended up using our local council run -, ie paid for by us - sports centre for accommodation. There clearly isn't lots of housing available so why try to blag and bullshit like this?

Cant help thinking this is the day for G to get in the break and sign off a brilliant career in style

That looks more shoulder to shoulder than anything else tbf... but u don't geyt away with that these days

This is why Rugby Union is so frustrating to watch!!? Shoulder to shoulder contact with a great tackle from the 1st Nations Pasifika winger, no head contact and he gets a yellow for foul play!? Makes no sense!! 🤦🏾‍♂️ #Lions2025 #Rugbyunion

Yep, no yellow imo bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…

Lions scrum really struggling today

FNP playing like the game really means something. Chapeau

Enjoyed the intensity and spikey attitude of FNP. Proper tour game

Wales has been blessed by many famous footballers but never one like Joey Jones. His unfailing humour and humility set him apart on a journey like no other, from the Anfield terraces to winning the European Cup. May the Patron Saint of The Kop rest in peace🙏.

Fantastic stage of TDF, one of best

Its not even s penalty

Just found my 1989 Lions tour to Oz dress blazer, a bit tight, my 1986 matchday Blazer is in Blaengarw RFC and my 1989 matchday blazer is in on display at Pontycymmer RFC British & Irish Lions #MelbourneCityseeyousaturday

Plus he was offside! Reffing has been pretty awful thought this tour Tries are too readily being awarded, massive inconsistency with yellow cards that aren't even pens and pens that shd be reds All over the bloody place tbh Depressing

No issues with anything here Australia will be much better, MCG will be a proper cauldron. Time for lions to rescue the tour as a spectacle with a performance for the ages They hv the talent. Time to to take the handbrake off

Cummings should be lock replacement and Ringrose very unlucky. How Lowe is still starting a mystery. British & Irish Lions Wallabies

Quite how tour standouts Genge, Tuipulotu and Jones lost out to irish players and the vastly improved Cummings to the anonymous Ryan is a complete mystery. selection of O Farrell inevitable but wrong Lions shd still beat a lanentable oz...But my god the fall out if they don't!

Meanwhile my thought for the day... Why do players only go to tackke school after a red card and ban. Some players - I'm thinking Ben Earl and luke Cowan dickie but there are others - cd do with regular technique top ups. Preventative medicine so to speak

For a team that hv yet to advance being qfs at rwc, finished 3rd in 6N and spluttered a little in the autumn this feels a tad high. And bear in mind Mccarthy injured. Shd however still be more than good enough to beat oz.... But tin hat time if they don't