Nine wickets fell in two hours as Surrey went to their third successive defeat.
They have now lost four of their last six matches, which argues strongly that all is not well at The Oval, where dressing-room problems have not been unknown. Privatising the state monopolies; compulsory competitive tendering; the sale of council houses; an internal market and trust hospitals in the health service; GP fund-holding; grant-maintained schools; franchising British Rail; the poll tax; and the Citizen’s Charter. ‘We’re being naughty, aren’t we Daddy?’ she asked, delighted, as we emerged into a misty autumn night. This is only likely to happen in a monetary union where a European central bank with French representatives takes account of French as well as German monetary conditions when setting interest rates for the whole area.The third motivation is a long- standing, Ridleyesque mistrust of the Germans, which spilled out into the open during the French referendum campaign.

On the evidence of his batting against spin, there are only two places available for Smith, Nos 1 or 11, and serious thought will have to be given to leaving him out in Madras.On the horses-for-courses principle, Smith would not have been selected for this tour, and purely on form (match figures of 5 for 28 here, and four razor- sharp catches notwithstanding) neither should Graeme Hick.However, there were other criteria at work last September than footling matters like form, experience and aptitude against spin, which is why the likes of Mark Ramprakash are currently out of favour, and David Gower is working for Sky TV, doubtless wondering what sort of flak would have come his way had he managed to get himself stumped as bizarrely as Gooch did here. But in these recordings you could see Paulin’s point – the arbitrarily applied and predictable vibrato, the distracting bombast. Is it not better (and urgent), particularly during a recession when family costs of all kinds are so much greater, to encourage the caution of couples by changing the divorce law and to finance the services that they will need to assist them with their reflection and consideration?Yours sincerely,THELMA FISHERConciliation DirectorNational FamilyConciliation CouncilSwindon, Wiltshire. We have ‘Captain Kirk the adventurous’, ‘Scotty the loyal’, ‘Mr Spock the egghead’ and ‘Lieutenant Uhura at the sharp end’ But Professor Herriot’s message is a serious one. ‘I show up to win the thing.’Becker thinks today’s encounter can be reduced to the issue of, ‘who will take the pressure better’ and set out most coldly to crush the other man.The things we do to friends.———————————————————————- HEAD TO HEAD: J McENROE (US) v A AGASSI (US) (McEnroe leads 2-1) ———————————————————————- Year Venue Surface Round Winner Score 1986 Volvo Int Stratton hard quarter-final McEnroe 6-3 6-3 1988 Los Angeles hard semi-final Agassi 6-4 0-6 6-4 1989 WCT finals hard quarter-final McEnroe 4-6 3-0 ret ———————————————————————-. Midland Bank has launched a combined Access and Visa credit card with an APR of 22.3 per cent.

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Yours faithfully,JACQUELINE DAVISLondon, NW5. He said it was pointless calling the police – they had been called before but never showed up – and went upstairs to fetch his hammer. The ineffective Commons speech during the Westland crisis, the long struggle over defence policy and blunders during the last election campaign, particularly the Sheffield rally, all figure prominently.Nor does Labour’s ability to identify and communicate a big idea seem better with hindsight.