What a shave! Must Gareth Southgates beard go for England to win Euro 2020?
Your report (Jack Draper gives Novak Djokovic brief Wimbledon scare before pressure tells, 28 June) tells us that Jack Draper is a son of former Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper, but not that his mum, Nicky Draper, was a junior tennis champion and later a coach. It seems all too easy to write womens contribution out of sports stories. Maggie Johnston  St Albans  While agreeing wholeheartedly with Keith Fletts Marxist analysis of the England football teams prospects (Letters, 30 June), I cannot help noting that no bearded manager has ever led England to success in an international football tournament. Richard Loder  Manchester  As a footnote to Keith Fletts analysis, both goals against Germany came from the left wing. Michael Cunningham  Wolverhampton  When Rafael Behr likens George Galloway to a vulture (Journal, 29 June), he does a grave injustice. These birds perform an essential function within tropical ecosystems. Galloway, on the other hand  Don Simpson  Rochdale, Greater Manchester  I was taught that people in glass houses shouldnt undress with the curtains open (Letters, 29 June). Catherine Waterson  Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire  I cant remember what colour my knickers were in the 60s (Letters, 30 June). Margaret Philip  Scole, Norfolk