Cornwall. 16th June 2014. 17.30pm – 30 minutes after kick off.

Hazel, 94, and Barbara, 96, are sat watching the Germany vs Portugal game in silence.

BARBARA: Which one’s Toni Kroos?

HAZEL: Kroos?

BARBARA: Yeah.

HAZEL: That one.

BARBARA: What, that one?

HAZEL: Yeah, that one.

BARBARA: That one?

HAZEL: Yeah, that one.

BARBARA: That one on the screen right now?

HAZEL: Yeah, that one.

BARBARA: Oh, I thought it was (Pause) that one.

HAZEL: What, that one?

BARBARA: Yeah, that one.

HAZEL: That one?

BARBARA: Yeah, that one.

HAZEL: That one on the screen right now?

BARBARA: Yeah, that one.

HAZEL: Oh right, but it’s not, it’s (Pause) that one.

BARBARA: That one?

HAZEL: Yeah, that one.

BARBARA: Oh, right.

© Carl Burkitt 2014