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The Guardian
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
When Paul Terry went out to bat for England with a broken arm
It was an image that dominated the back pages. When Chris Woakes walked down the steps at the Oval, the crowd stood to applaud this noble deed. With his left arm in a sling and inside his jumper, Woakes arrived at the crease with England requiring 17 runs to win the final Test against India. With Woakes suffering a dislocated shoulder, Gus Atkinson (or extras) would have to get England over the line. Alas, England fell agonisingly short, the sheer will and skill of Mohammed Siraj helping India to win the Test and deservedly draw in the series. Woakes' bravery jogged the memories of England supporters of a certain age. The circumstances were very different from the tail end of England's innings at the Oval, but in July 1984 another English batter arrived on the scene sporting the Woakes look. Paul Terry could probably relate to Woakes' pain. The Old Trafford Test of the England v West Indies series in 1984 was moving along a familiar path. Trailing 3-0, England had managed to reduce Clive Lloyd's team to 70 for four on the first day, before a marvellous double hundred from Gordon Greenidge and a century from Jeff Dujon propelled the tourists to 500. Could England stand up to the challenge they were about to face? In fairness, Graeme Fowler and Chris Broad put on 90 for the first wicket, Fowler courageously continuing his innings after being struck on the helmet by Winston Davis. But as soon as Eldine Baptiste bowled Fowler, the house of cards came tumbling down. In the blink of an eye, 90 for none became 147 for five and, with Terry in hospital, England were effectively six wickets down and staring defeat in the face. Terry's second Test had already been a sore experience. Struck on the knee and chest when fielding at short leg, the Hampshire batter came in at the fall of the first wicket and had moved on to seven when he prepared to face the ferocious Davis. The delivery was slightly short of a length and soon it became clear that Terry was not in a good position to play the ball. 'I went to duck but, when it didn't get up, I just turned away at the last moment to make sure it didn't get my head,' said Terry. The ball thumped into Terry's left arm and, without an arm guard to protect him, there was trouble ahead for Terry. Led from the field with the pained expression of someone who had just been struck on the arm with a fast moving cricket ball, Terry went to hospital for scans. 'Terry has a broken left forearm and will not play again this season,' Matthew Engel reported in the Guardian. With England ending day three on 163 for five, defeat seemed inevitable when play resumed after the rest day. But there was one positive to take from the match. As Allan Lamb moved on to 98, a third successive Test century against that mighty West Indies team was tantalisingly close. But Pat Pocock and Norman Cowans departed to leave England on 278 for nine. With Terry not expected to take any further part in the match, Lamb looked like he was left stranded on the verge of a personal milestone. The West Indians prepared to leave the field. 'Suddenly, the England dressing room door opened and Gower appeared on the balcony, signalling that everyone should stay where they were,' Engel wrote. Somehow Terry was getting ready to resume his innings. 'High drama and pathos here at Old Trafford,' noted the excellent Richie Benaud. Terry was returning to help Lamb to his hundred and, with England 23 runs short of saving the follow-on, there was a small chance that both goals could be achieved. 'He looked half Napoleonic, half pregnant,' Engel continued, as Terry slowly made his way to the non-striker's end. Lamb faced five deliveries from Michael Holding before turning the last ball of the over to fine leg. And then the confusion kicked in. 'When Paul came in, I thought the intention was that he wasn't to face a ball,' said Lamb. 'I wanted a single from my last stroke but Paul ran for two and said he was prepared to give it a go.' Lamb raised his bat to mark his fine achievement – the first England player to score three hundreds in consecutive Tests since Ken Barrington in 1967 – before looking to skipper David Gower on the England balcony. Instead of declaring the innings after Lamb's hundred, Gower remained unmoved. Terry was now preparing to face Joel Garner with one arm. 'I said to him [Lamb] we might as well try to carry on,' Terry said. 'I might be able to nick a few and we could save the follow-on. It was a remote possibility but it was worth having a go.' You have to admire Terry's optimism. But after sending down one ball, Garner inevitably bowled Terry with the next to end the England innings. 'I was backing away so far I was nearly at square leg when Joel bowled,' Terry joked. 'Pat Pocock suggested I should bat left-handed to protect my arm but I said I didn't want to finish up with two broken arms.' Some criticised Gower for his decision and others thought Lamb had been selfish in trying to reach his century. But Terry cleared both of any wrongdoing. 'It was my decision to go in. I thought I could help Allan out.' At least there was no danger of Terry being required to fight for the draw in the second innings. A defeat by an innings and 64 runs followed the day after. Terry never played for England again but he did at least make an impression in his brief Test career. Putting his body on the line for the cause, Terry demonstrated admirable qualities. After what happened at the Oval, Woakes will be hoping his time in an England shirt does not end in the same way. This article is by Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports Blog
Times
7 days ago
- Climate
- Times
England vs India 5th Test live: score, updates from day 5
It's busy, busy, busy at The Oval. People have turned up even though they won't see much cricket. I am not surprised; everyone wants to drink in the last bit of this series. It feels a bit sad it's coming to an end really. Although I think the players need to have a fortnight in bed. They're all cooked. Play on day four was dramatically halted due to rain and poor light, with England finishing on 339 for six and 35 runs short of victory. Fans left under grim skies in south London, and it looks very similar at the moment, but crucially it is dry. So what is the forecast saying for today? According to the Met Office we can expect a mostly cloudy and breezy morning, turning windy as the day wears on. There may be a couple of showers in the afternoon, with increasing rain moving across London before eventually clearing. In July 1984, England's Paul Terry suffered a broken arm against West Indies after a short delivery from Winston Davis in the fourth Test at Old Trafford. England needed 23 runs to avoid the follow-on and Terry returned to the crease with his arm in plaster and hanging in a sling. He was clean bowled by Joel Garner off the second ball he faced, scoring nought… and that was also the end of his Test career. Could we see some of this from Woakes today? Elizabeth Ammon A very good morning from The Oval for the 25th and final day of this incredible Test series. It shouldn't take more than an hour for this to be decided one way or the other. It's grey and cloudy, but there's no rain. The Oval is sold out and it will be interesting to see how many people who bought tickets will actually come along. The players from both sides deserve for it to be a cracking atmosphere and for this series to have a fitting end. How many times did this match spin 180 degrees on Sunday? How many times did the balance of power lurch one way then the other? England began the day with an impossible run chase, that then became a possible run chase, and then became are very achievable run chase, and then a bona fide much anticipated victory with a tilt at history and then . . . where were we again? Now we are locked into one of those American election nights when everybody has matchsticks holding their eyelids open and the outcome in certain states is 'too close to call'. For England to score the winning 35 runs does not seem much, certainly with four wickets in hand. Yet one of those wickets isn't really a wicket at all, because it belongs to Chris Woakes, who has dislocated a shoulder. It would be madness for him to bat. He would have to do it one-handed. Even running would be difficult. • Read more from Martin Samuel How much more can you take? After 24 days of cricket, we still do not know how this dramatic series will end. Following another tumultuous day, one of the best this historic ground can have seen, a late cloudburst brought play to an end with England 35 runs short of victory and India requiring four wickets to draw the series. The sight of Chris Woakes in his whites, arm in sling, summed up the drama. You wouldn't bet against Woakes being required to do a Colin Cowdrey, who walked out with a broken arm to save a Test in 1963, given how unpredictable this series has been. That was exactly how the fourth day went, too, with brilliant hundreds from Joe Root and Harry Brook taking England to the brink of victory, before this never-say-die India team found a second, third and fourth wind. • Read Mike Atherton's report from a dramatic day four Welcome to our coverage of the final day of the fifth Test, and the series, between England and India. A dramatic fourth day has left things perfectly poised at The Oval. England need 35 runs to win and seal a 3-1 series victory. India need four wickets for victory and a series draw. We're set for a crazy finish here, one that could even see Chris Woakes and his dislocated shoulder called upon to bat. Follow along with us.
Forbes
17-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
How Quantum Computing Architecture Can Scale
Dr. Paul Terry is the CEO of Photonic . He is a seasoned entrepreneur, engineer and angel investor specializing in disruptive technologies. getty The quantum computing debate has moved from if there will be quantum computers to when and, more recently, how . With this shift, the discussion around quantum computers has become more sophisticated, including metrics around manufacturability, reliability, cost and implementation at scale. These are important factors to address in developing quantum computers that will be able to solve commercially useful problems beyond the reach of classical systems. While quantum physics may sound like futuristic science fiction to some, its principles have long been well understood. In fact, the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology recognizes 100 years since the initial development of quantum mechanics, and much has been accomplished over the last century. Quantum science underlies a variety of real-world applications that have been in use for decades. It enables smaller and smaller transistors in cellphones, helps produce high-resolution images from MRI machines and provides focused beams of light in lasers used in everything from CD players to medical treatments. Quantum computing leverages quantum mechanics principles that are well understood but have not been largely commercialized. There are currently an estimated 1,000 quantum computing systems deployed around the world, although the majority are still closer to prototypes than scalable commercial products. They do, however, prove that quantum computing is not a future concept—it exists today, albeit on a small scale and with much work to be done to increase the error correction capabilities to improve reliability. Still, I believe we are on a path toward larger, more powerful and more reliable quantum systems that will unlock commercial value capable of transforming industries. Based on my own experience in high-performance and quantum computing, here is a closer look at why leaders in the industry evaluating different quantum computing approaches should factor in modularity. Modularity matters. The focus for many quantum architectures has been on "scaling up": increasing the capability of a single isolated machine by increasing the density and performance of the components of a single module. However, scaling out —by networking individual modules together—also matters in quantum computing. Many leaders I've talked with in the quantum computing industry are adopting the view that in order to deliver the scale needed for commercial value, quantum systems need to take a page from classical computing and architect quantum systems as modular, or distributed, quantum computers. In 2024, leading industry analyst firm GQI agreed, stating, 'for almost all of today's proposed quantum computing architectures, a modular approach to scaling will also ultimately be required. This will likely entail a distributed rather than a monolithic quantum computing stack." Networking individual quantum systems can open the door to an ever-increasing number of available quantum bits (a.k.a. qubits), as there is no upper limit determined by the capacity of a single unit. This presents a promising path for delivering systems with the large numbers of logical qubits necessary to solve today's intractable problems. Be aware of the challenges. While modularity may seem like a straightforward solution to scale, due to the way computation happens in quantum systems, it's not so simple. In quantum computing, information can't be copied, sent or stored as it can in classical computing or telecom environments. For qubits to communicate, they must be able to connect and combine shared information. To move information between qubits, quantum computers rely on a key quantum phenomenon: entanglement. Entanglement effectively acts as a temporary 'glue' to connect computational resources into the system when and where they are needed. Delivering modular, or distributed, quantum computing requires an efficient way to establish entanglement between any two qubits, regardless of where they are physically located. It needs to allow the algorithm to make use of all the qubits in the system, whether they are located on the same chip, within the same module or in separate, networked modules. Distributed quantum computing demands distributed entanglement. Distributed entanglement describes an ability to establish and consume entanglement between qubits located anywhere in the system, through a remote connection. It differs from proximity-based approaches to entanglement, where qubits must be physically brought together to create a connection. In my experience, one of the most effective ways to achieve the necessary computational performance in a modular system is by designing the system from the outset to minimize bottlenecks—in quantum, this means prioritizing entanglement distribution. Just like on-demand streaming, which has the resources in place to allow you to watch any available movie at the time of your choosing, a quantum computer operating system should make any-to-any entanglement available across the quantum computing system on demand. Achieving efficient modularity via distributed entanglement impacts fundamental elements of quantum system design. I believe that in order to identify systems capable of this level of performance, evaluators should look for three main capabilities integrated into a united architecture: • The qubit platform needs to support entanglement generation beyond neighbouring qubits. • The interconnects and network must provide high connectivity and low latency. • The operating system must be able to coordinate entanglement creation and distribution on demand, to have it where and when it is needed. Distributed entanglement can achieve scalability and affordability. Architectures focused on distributed quantum entanglement are in development today and positioned to accelerate the timelines to commercial-scale value from quantum. The high connectivity needed for distributed entanglement could also allow error correction techniques that reduce the resources needed to run commercially relevant algorithms relative to less-connected systems, bringing quantum systems even closer to reality. I believe systems that distribute entanglement well will make it possible to build affordable, highly scalable quantum computers deployable in modern data centers—unlocking new capabilities for researchers and businesses in areas like drug development, materials science, cryptography, artificial intelligence and other areas that today's supercomputers struggle to handle. Therefore, as we in the industry continue working to understand quantum capacity, the potential for efficient modularity should be a key consideration. Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?
West Australian
28-05-2025
- Politics
- West Australian
Albany council refuses to extend Nullaki lime pit operating window and remove transport restrictions
A proposal to triple the operating time period and remove transport restrictions of a lime pit in Nullaki has been shut down by Albany councillors. Councillors voted on Tuesday to refuse an amendment to the pit, located at Lot 9005 Eden Road in Nullaki, that would see its operational window extended from four months a year to 12 months a year. Proponent Graeme Robertson and Great Southern Lime also requested the removal of restrictions of 50,000 tonnes per year to be transported off the site, and no more than 84 vehicles a week or 20 vehicles a day. The original extractive industry was granted approval — subject to 45 conditions — by the State Administrative Tribunal in 2019 after the City of Albany refused it. Primary concerns expressed by councillors and the majority of submissions made during the public comment period included public safety, noise disturbance, environmental concerns and a current lack of compliance. Of the 105 submissions made, only five supported the extension, with the majority citing dicey near misses they had seen or experienced themselves with the trucks that utilise the same narrow, convoluted roads as local residents and the school bus. Deputy mayor Paul Terry acknowledged the demand for lime but noted that conditions were put on the original approval for 'very good reasons' and that many trucks did not obey the 40km/h speed limit of the road. 'In the report, it talks about, I think it's 133 of those truck movements out of 140 or so were over the 40km/h (speed limit),' he said. 'In fact, over 50 per cent of trucks that were going through there were over 50km/h. 'Now that has a significant safety impact on the residents that go there.' The pit occupies an 8ha area of the 437ha lot and is zoned as environmental conservation land. Three members of the public spoke in favour of the extension and pointed to the necessity of lime for farmers in regulating the pH of their soil and the cost of trucking it in from further distances. Cr Craig McKinley spoke against the motion of refusal, comparing the regulations to the Federal live sheep export ban in its effect on farmers and urged the council not to add more restrictions to the agricultural industry. 'We should be encouraging business,' he said. '(Regarding the) transport speeding, well, I used the analogy at the committee meeting that they can't control the speeding. 'It's up to the WA Police to control and regulate the speeding trucks, it's not up to the business.' The motion to refuse the amendment was carried 7-3, with Crs McKinley, Thomas Brough and Mario Lionetti voting against.
