Richard Clarke
AKA The Grumbler

The rowers of Team GB keep their strategy simple. This country’s second most successful Olympic sport considers every decision through the lens of seven words – will it make the boat go faster?
Of course, this thought process inhabits the safe, straightforward, if cold, world of precise measurement. Making the best decision for a multi-layered sport is much more complex.
This season I have written on the importance of joy in cricket and its role in shaping the sport’s future. For me, this should be the only reason that the game ...