Ding Dong

Ok hands up - I've always been a 'beat behind the band' with new gadgets (still think blackberries are healthy things to go on your cereal)

But thanks to the wonders of technology in this here household - and in Connecticut USA - tomorrow I will see my grand children opening their Xmas pressies. This is all thanks to things called Skype and web cams - and to be honest I don't have a scooby do how it all works.

Having said that, I am a great believer in modern technology in relation to tennis equipment. So my advice to anyone out there who swears by their Lew Hoad racket (or green flash shoes) is to assign them to a museum. They just help you to get injured and play crap tennis.

Many of you will be aware that my washine machine broke down on Friday (if it had been the dishwasher there would have been major slashing of wrists). But thanks again to the wonders of technology (and the world's finest Hotpoint engineer), we are spinning once again!

Merry Christmas everyone