Flying iPods

I think the decision about Freddie Flintoff’s selection should have been decided upon on Thursday, ie the day before the fourth test was to start at Headingly.

To leave it to the morning of the test was unwise as it must have left a feeling of unease over the England side.

The matter should have been sorted out sooner because a team very rarely relies on just one man.

This was a crucial test that if England had won, they would have taken back The Ashes.

There is nothing worse than seeing a field of happy Australian players, or an England batting collapse. When England start to collapse, there is an almost inevitability about it.

Meanwhile it was disturbing to read that an 11-year-old had claimed her iPod Touch had “popped, emitted a big puff of smoke and flown 10ft in the air.” Apple has refused to comment on the issue.

Also it is now being said Facebook is uncool.

The suggestion comes after Ofcom, which is a media regulator, recorded a 10% drop in 15 to 24-year-olds using the site while there was a 25% increase of 35 to 54-year-olds on them.

Facebook may be uncool, but I think it is here to stay.

It may not be used very much by those people in their late 30s but those in the teens, 20s or early 30s rely on it more and more to communicate with friends.