Jumping on England's bandwagon

England's success this summer has aroused the interest of politicians whose love affair with football appears to be on the wane. Always keen to tap into the public mood, a number are now commenting on a game they probably would have dismissed a elitist and irrelevant a year ago. Even Tony Blair was described as being a "cricket lover" by Sky News (probably a reflection of Mr Murdoch's relationship with New Labour as much as anything). In his excellent Daily Telegraph column, Michael Parkinson bemoans this new phenomenon.