# dan james (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover dan james. Page: Feed: --- ## [Windows.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/07/09/15725/) _2026-07-09 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ (Yes this IS an old pic. Dead phone – see below). ‘The pictures on my war-or-or-oror-all / are about to swing and fall. Love it. All’ Yeh that kindof day. Late for a hospital appointment in Pembs; phone slides across dashboard (YES I KNOW) and (asitappens) out of the fully open car window. I think … Continue reading Windows. ## [I’m not Charlotte Edwards but…](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/06/04/im-not-charlotte-edwards-but/) _2026-06-04 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ So we’re on the brink of a big tourney: that always brings out The Opinions. I have a few here, and – I hope – some medium-rounded thoughts about where England Women lie (as it were) as they go into a home World Cup. Being home is MAJOR. Good support; familiar surroundings; less travelling. It’s … Continue reading I’m not Charlotte Edwards but… ## [Glam and England. Women.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/05/16/glam-and-england-women/) _2026-05-16 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ It was crazy-stupid of me to omit any mention here of the magnificent contribution that Suzie Bates has made to cricket – not just in or for New Zealand. She’s been a giant. I hope she’s loved every minute of her epic journey from the days when apparently nobody cared, to the professional and significantly … Continue reading Glam and England. Women. ## [Coaching engagements.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/04/27/coaching-engagements/) _2026-04-27 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ I’m not normally disposed to equivocation or blandness, I hope. But loyalty towards The Mob – and even towards people or policies that (ahem) challenge or trouble me – will mean that the following lacks the kind of candour that I might unleash in a year or two’s time, when I dip out of this … Continue reading Coaching engagements. ## [To begin… at the ending.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/03/26/the-sandblasting-truth-of-it/) _2026-03-26 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ Oof. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Not out on pens. Not tonight. Most of Wales was saving up the hwyl, or the Ultra-hwyl for next week – for The Big One. But no. Bosnia and Herzegovina did that stealth-bomb-victory thing; firstly creeping into the game, then nicking it, as two Welsh players – … Continue reading To begin… at the ending. ## [Universe Podcast revisited: United City.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/01/17/universe-podcast-revisited-united-city/) _2026-01-17 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ On a whim – whilst out walking, acksherly – decided to throw out a podcast. Some will know I’ve done this occasionally, over many years. Have been known to confess that I never listen to podcasts myself… but aware others do, so hope this may be of interest. Foolishly but characteristically decided to allow myself … Continue reading Universe Podcast revisited: United City. [Listen](https://sportslaureate.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/new-recording-3.m4a) ## [Amorim.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2026/01/05/amorim/) _2026-01-05 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ ‘Emotional’ in what turns out to have been a critical meet with Jason Wilcox. Possibly intransigent re- the structure and playing style of his side. Bit lost, too often, in the dugout – looking rather concerningly downbeat; exhibiting poor or poorly-disguised body language. These are markers in the demise, or strands in the argument against … Continue reading Amorim. ## [Town.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2025/11/28/town/) _2025-11-28 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ Fan-dom. Funny old game, eh? Maybe particularly when you’re a part-timer (like me), living 340 miles from the object of your viceral-tribal lurv-thing, or whatever it is. Town. Grew up there and went to virtually every home game, aged 10-15. Then plenty more aged 15-22. Then on special occasions; ‘home visits’. Been in Wales, see, … Continue reading Town. ## [Universe Podcast. Power Chords: a launch.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2025/11/09/universe-podcast-power-chords-a-launch/) _2025-11-09 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ Ok it’s ‘a day for inside’. Wet; windy; medium-‘orrible. So I’ve tried to make use of it, by recording something that might stand as a book launch… because I think I’ve decided it’s too much hassle to actually host a real-life book launch. (Lovely for me, but time, travel and faffage for those who feel … Continue reading Universe Podcast. Power Chords: a launch. [Listen](https://sportslaureate.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/new-recording-3.m4a) ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ni64ejQjJdLh) _2025-11-09 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Let’s party.](https://sportslaureate.co.uk/2025/07/28/lets-party/) _2025-07-28 · bowlingatvincent · sportslaureate_ Remarkable in terms of the record and remarkable because of how it felt. Wiegman and England. The manager (or is it coach?) \*really must\* have something extraordinary going on. We can only guess that it oozes out from that intellectual calm. And maybe that her huddles are truly and genuinely inspirational. This is not to … Continue reading Let’s party.