How did we manage to lose to France ???? May I offer two possible explantions ? Emil 'Donkey' Heskey. Stephen 'Brains Of Two Pounds Of Best Liver' Gerrard and the most suicidal backpass in recent sporting history. I don't really follow the rugby so I don't quite understand how we were slaughtered by the Kiwis, but we were. In the arena of real sport though, Michael Vaughan and the England boys cruised to a whitewash 3-0 series victory over New Zealand. Well done to Graham Thorpe for producing an excellent century in the second innings when we were looking a little shaky. Fleming must be sick of seeing New Zealand's batting collapsing time and time again (hang on, that used to sound familiar). Chris Cairns retires at a very youthful 34, and had his last hurrah spoiled by the rejuvenated Ashley Giles who slipped a cracker of a ball twixt bat and pad and knocked over his stumps. Bring on the Windies. Bring on India. Don't bring on Zimbabwe, let's not go, take a few weeks off then go and beat South Africa in the winter.