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QUOTES OF THE WEEK When I took the job on, I said I wanted to bring the thunder back … I’ve never seen an atmosphere like tonight Neil Lennon says bugger playing it cool after his injury-ravaged Celtic side upset Barcelona in the Champions League
Experience: Toby Flood is key for England
PREVIEW OLD ENEMIES ASHES CURTAIN RAISER ENGLAND V AUSTRALIA SATURDAY, 2.30PM, SKY SPORTS England, Australia, an oval ball and a Saturday afternoon at Twickenham – the only way it gets bigger than this is if there’s bats and a little red ball involved. But both scenarios are up there with the best clashes in sport. This is shaping up as a cracker. The Wallabies are welcoming back some key members of their pack for this European tour who have been sorely missed during the disappointing Rugby Championship
against New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina. Flanker David Pocock, one of the best in the world when fit, and prop Ben Alexander are big chances to play. As usual, the northern hemisphere pundits have written off the ‘bies, with one former England skipper saying the boys in white should be “sniffing weakness”. Fair call, but England are also vulnerable with a number of uncapped players, including Leicester’s Tom Youngs in the key spot of hooker. However, they’ll be delighted to have skipper Chris Robshaw back in action and 50-capped Toby Flood in fine form.
THE CHAT | Tears for pop-ular victory
If my car was as reliable as Sebastian’s or Fernando’s this year I would be right up with them now. Maybe ahead, who knows? Lewis Hamilton slags off his team as the reason he’s behind Vettel and Alonso – his argument has merit but no class
Giving [Andrew] Flintoff a professional licence with no experience in boxing is a joke Boxing promoter Frank Maloney on the former cricketer’s foray into the sport, which is being filmed for a TV show
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TENNIS Did Rod Stewart really cry after his team Q Celtic’s amazing 2-1 win over Spanish giants Barcelona in the Champions League last week? Indeed, it’s true, and you can hardly blame the lad. Even A if the Glasgow hoops are big wigs in Scotland, the result was huge – the slick La Liga leaders are the best team in the world when they feel like it. Pop champ Stewart is a diehard fan. He even has a seat with his name on it, literally, in the Celtic stadium, which he helped open in the Nineties. He has his own football pitch and instead of a PT he used to have a personal football coach. He even sings “You’re Celtic” as a way to say how much he loves a woman in the song, You’re In My Heart. It’s clearly his game, and he’ll cry if he wants to.
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