Ten questions of sport

1. Can anyone explain why England wore dark blue, not white, for the autumn international against Argentina, just as they did against Fiji? Is there anybody in the whole country, other than the marketing department at the Rugby Football Union, who thinks it is a good idea to change England shirts for no other reason than to fleece the public whose children might want to wear one? Why don’t England stick to their proper colours: would the Springboks change, or Australia, or would the All Blacks become the All Purples? Seven different shirts in two years! Come off it.

 
2. Is the ongoing spat between Ben Stokes and Virat Kohli the only really competitive element in the current Test series between England and India? Stokes is a magnificent player but his mouthiness does him no favours. And he is bound to lose out to Kohli, who has become quite majestic: the Indian captain is the height of cool, effortless in interviews, and playing cricket like the best kid in school.