Before the gun

I've arrived in Oxford. Four of the team arrived yesterday and texted me that they were here, providing a degree of assurance that at least we'd have a team - the following text said that they were already in the bar.

I'm not saying it is warm here, but some were seen on the open-top bus tour of Oxford this morning. I doubt they needed the sun-cream that was necessary in Toronto but they did not look frozen either. Will the SBU provide something similar for East Kilbride in March?

Being NPC means that there were lots of bits of paper waiting for me. The important ones, naturally, being the food choices for evening meals. 

Now off to ensure that they are relaxing - play starts at 7pm (20:00 Paris, 19:00 Berwick-upon-Tweed, 14:00 New York) and everything should be shown on BBO. This evening's match is against Scotland, so a chance for the team to show that the trials do not necessarily determine the better team :)