As an old cynic I found the opening ceremony wonderful and I enjoyed watching it. It made me feel proud of my country because it reflected our history/culture of ordinary people honestly; much more than Royalty and battles do.

I played cricket for the first time in ages twice this weekend. The body is now suffering! Sadly we lost on Saturday in the league and our Sunday game at Frocester today. Although fit with my cycle training- running quick singles and chasing a ball to the boundary uses different muscles! I’ll sleep well tonight!