At the start of July 2005, London was going through yet another turbulent period in its astonishingly varied history. Before the ticker tape had settled on the Olympic party, the spectre of terrorism had returned to the capital once more and everything had changed again.
A fortnight later, as the country began to unwind a little bit, sport did what it was invented to do and provided a distraction. Lords was ready, England were ready and the greatest Ashes series of all time was about to begin.
Back beyond the boundaries of mediocrity, UCLES* took to the field against Molecular Biology as Skipper James, Linsdell, Bean, Siyambalapitiya, Costello, Monk, Visage, West, Thighe, White and Ordish.
This particular entry is dedicated to (former) Skipper Steve who got married on Saturday. I know, I couldn't believe it either but the camera doesn't lie...
