They had a great match tonight. They played hard tonight and yes it was an excellent way for the seniors to go out. Hopefully, we can keep playing well and maybe play some more matches at home.

They all got a chance to play, so that was a real positive. The younger girls got a chance to see what it was like. They were a nervous wreck.

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

These doomsday warriors look no more like soldiers than the soldiers of the Second World War looked like conquistadors. The more expert they become the more they look like lab assistants in small colleges.

As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later.