tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post6638310106898434765..comments2024-03-16T08:40:32.311+00:00Comments on Different Shades of Green: Giving it the Big Build UpBrian Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-44366861561462967542011-02-19T20:50:12.281+00:002011-02-19T20:50:12.281+00:00Paddy, you're too kind.
Despite reports of sn...Paddy, you're too kind.<br /><br />Despite reports of snow further north, today was a beautiful spring day in Exeter - more early April than mid-February - so any yearning for warm weather and cricket was substantially reduced as I sat outside a very nice pub almost getting sunburnt.<br /><br />Presumably you'll be able to find a pub in Banagalore full of expat Scots and Welsh who'll relish an English defeat. Such places seem to exist in most parts of the globe, although, I concede, probably not India.Brian Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336241250446877498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30531601.post-91335493810948587662011-02-19T18:22:07.323+00:002011-02-19T18:22:07.323+00:00Six weeks *is* far too long for a World Cup, Brian...Six weeks *is* far too long for a World Cup, Brian, and you wouldn't feel any different if you were out here, although it would be lovely to have you with us.<br /><br />I'm only doing the first fortnight for The Times, which is more than long enough with a four-month-old baby back home. You are quite right about missing the rugby. Where will I find somewhere in Bangalore showing England v France?Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790241838601339104noreply@blogger.com