The trouble with tea is that originally it was quite a good drink. So a group of the most eminent British scientists put their heads together, and made complicated biological experiments to find a way of spoiling it. To the…

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When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the...

When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One...

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.

Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot-water bottles.

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least...

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors...

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors...

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game

Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I...

Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

To expect a personality to survive the disintegration of the brain is like expecting a...

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure...

Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure...

Cricket the world over, I don't think, will ever know how different things would be...

Cricket the world over, I don't think, will ever know how different things would be...

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a...

Baseball and cricket are beautiful and highly stylized medieval war substitutes, chess made flesh, a...

Cricket needs brightening up a bit. My solution is to let the players drink at...

Cricket needs brightening up a bit. My solution is to let the players drink at...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and...

The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I...

The only reason I would have liked to have gone to university is because I...

The best way to get away from a crisis and yet hold on the reins...

The best way to get away from a crisis and yet hold on the reins...