14 OCTOBER 1995, page 71

Spectator Sport

Cricket's e.e. cummings Simon Barnes THE FIRST task, on returning to your desk after a fortnight's absence, is to burrow down until you get to the wooden part of it. The dreaded......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary.. . Q. I have a friend who likes to hedge his bets with regard to social life, preferring never to commit himself for fear of missing out on a better invitation.......