Simon Burnton (England cricketers forced into emergency travel plans before third West Indies ODI, 3 June) describes the “extreme measures” that the England cricket players took in cycling, using buses and walking to the Oval to avoid heavy traffic. Excuse me, but what’s extreme about not driving?
Peter Kaan
Exeter
• The correspondence on the Caribbean origins of rum (6 June) reminded me of my experience of this as a sailing ship crew on St Vincent in 1975. From a small village bar we were able to regularly buy Mount Bentinck triple distilled rum at 180 proof. It cost 50p if you took your own bottle. We bought a large carboy for the crew cabin. I have no recollection of the Caribbean after that.
Richard Barnard
Wivenhoe, Essex
