And while I have a football thread on page 1 - lets have some more reports on the game at Upton Park
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England may have had some embarrassing results through the years but Wednesday night's godawful 3-1 home defeat to Australia at Upton Park really tops the pile - and that takes some doing.
The Three Lions were odds on favourites for victory. A win that would restore some pride in England's sporting rivalry with Australia after a tortuous Ashes loss in the cricket and a laughable Davis Cup defeat at tennis had already ensued in a fledgling 2003. Instead, England completed a humiliating hat-trick of defeats
The humiliation was complete.
Well nearly. The chants of 'we want four' from the Socceroos' contingent destroyed any remnant of an Englishman's pride and was convincing proof that the delayed trip to the bar was long over due...only to discover that the barman was a deservedly gloating Aussie.
It may have been 119 days since England's previous match but it was Australia's first full match for 15 months, when they lost a World Cup qualifying play-off against Uruguay.
It's a sad day for English football. The tired old excuses of 'we didn't play as well as we know we can' or 'we know we can play better' are wearing thin.
Time to prove those claims.
Oh, and congratulations to Australia, a team that did their country proud.
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