> There's been a certain amount of chat about whether a Test match in Cardiff counts as a home game for England. You'd think there was no Glamorgan - 'one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure'. You'd think no Glamorgan cricketers had ever played for England. Search 'Glam' here.
> 'It is important to inquire whether this universal devotion to sport is really a good thing.' The inquiry is an old one.
> On his Ashes Blog Gideon invites comment on this issue: 'what exactly does cricket gain by the multiple preconditions of the lbw Law?'
> He's also covering the series for The Business Spectator. Here are Gideon's reports on days one and two at Cardiff.