27 MAY 2000, page 63

Spectator Sport

Vae victoribus! Simon Barnes THE Zimbabwe cricket team must feel as if they have been torn apart by a ravening, howling, salivating pack of pugs and Pomera- nians, toy poodles......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary.. . M Y son ' s fourth birthday party looms and Me problem with party bags. I think that today's children have too many toys ' and, in L iv case, I am reluctant to......