Sunday, July 28, 2013

Best of British


WELCOME to the latest post here on RFTFT, catching up on the momentous events of the last week in the form of a photo diary, beginning with England 2 - Aussie 0 :


In the second Ashes test match between England and Australia at Lord's, England took a 2-0 series lead over Australia in the five match series, with a 347 run victory on Sunday 21 July. The above image from Twelfth Man, The Official Fan Community of England Cricket. Image © Getty.

Also, on the same day :


Chris Froome was confirmed as the winner of Le Tour de France, following the final stage of the race in Paris, on Sunday 21 July. Froome is the second British winner in consecutive years, following the success of Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2012. This year was the one hundredth staging of Le Tour. Image from Le Tour de France, image © A.S.O. - Guillaume Benoit.

And on the next day :


Welcome His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis Windsor of Cambridge.

All in all, a rather excellent week. The third Ashes Test starts this coming Thursday, 1st August. More of the same please, England...!

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