Moments after the trophy had been awarded, I fought my way through the MCG members' area towards the Pakistan dressing-room.
After the grand prize — an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan — had been awarded, I spoke with one of the judges, Kazu Katoh, the president of the Organization to Promote Japanese Restaurants Abroad (J.R.O ., which sponsors the event.
"It would be important to have only correct goals being awarded, I get the sense that 10 to 15% of them should have gone the other way," he said.
After the grand prize an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan had been awarded, I spoke with one of the judges, Kazu Katoh, the president of the Organization to Promote Japanese Restaurants Abroad (J.R.O ., which sponsors the event.
Shortly before the recent Forward prizes for poetry were awarded, I was rung up by a journalist who was trying to talk to all the poets on the shortlist for best collection.
5.31pm GMT GOAL! Togo 1-1 Tunisia (Mouelhi 30, penalty) I'll just get this out there – when the penalty was awarded I was saying farewell to Guardian staffer Everton Gayle, who leaves us today and had come over with some cake.
