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It started with a shock, as the great Steve Smith took a doleful walk across the ground, returning to the hotel having been ruled out with symptoms of vertigo. He has been feeling unwell for days, and tried to prove his fitness in the nets on Tuesday, where he also took a nasty blow in the privates. How he would have loved to bat on this pitch after Pat Cummins won the toss.
There were also tributes to the victims of the Bondi terror attacks. It was beautifully done and set the tone for a great day. Smith’s illness gave Usman Khawaja a surprise Test lifeline, but it was hometown hero Alex Carey’s day. Yet in trying circumstances, England remain well in the game.
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Man or woman, The Telegraph’s Fashion team has “OCP solutions” for all your corporate Christmas dressing woes.
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There are many style tips to take – but most importantly, of course, is the attitude you wear. Get out there and enjoy the do.
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A few days ago a letter arrived from Lord Grade of Yarmouth. “I am not a lawyer,” he wrote, “but may I offer London cyclists the following free advice? It is not illegal to cycle in the dedicated lanes provided; it is not illegal to stop at pedestrian crossings; it is not illegal to stop at red traffic lights. I hope this is helpful.”
The bicycle – associated at various points with mildly adventurous Victorians, Oxbridge dons and the Dutch – has become a deeply divisive form of transport. We were inundated with replies, cheering on Lord Grade’s intervention. One came from David Brinkman: “As a pedestrian, I would like to offer the following advice to those who travel on two wheels. First, please take the time to read the Highway Code, particularly Section 64, which states: ‘You must not cycle on a pavement’. Secondly, when riding on a bridleway or a shared-use path, please use your bell to alert pedestrians when approaching from behind.”
Still, cyclists – as I’ve discovered during one or two brushes with Lycra-clad speed demons – are capable of giving as good as they get. Patricia Jagger hit back: “I would like to offer some equally helpful advice to pedestrians. First of all, wearing your earphones makes it very difficult to hear people like me ringing their bell to warn you of our presence so that you do not walk into us. Secondly, while it is lovely to be able to walk your dog along the shared foot/cycle path, it is not helpful for you to be on one side with your dog on the other side, and a taut lead in between. Finally, where the council has kindly provided a dedicated cycle lane in an underpass, with a footpath at the side divided by a kerb, it is not very bright to walk in the cycle lane, in a gloomy underpass, with cyclists bearing down on you from a steep ramp.”
Michael Blakey concurred: “On my regular cycle rides along the lanes and tracks in my part of rural north Norfolk, an increasing number of walkers respond to the ding of my bell by checking their mobile phones for an incoming message. It is often their dog, if they have one, that turns to look over one shoulder.” What do you think? Let me know here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, for which you can sign up here.
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