Is 5ft 9in Arthur Fery really ‘diminutive’? | Brief letters

Short shrift for stature comment | Fifa orange card | Basic decoding | Naming the PM | Memory test prep | Bayeux tapestryYou describe the 5ft 9in Arthur Fery as of “diminutive stature” (Report, 8 July). At 5ft 7in, Lionel Messi is even smaller than Fery, but I have never heard commentators describe him as diminutive. Closer to home, the previous Wimbledon winners Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver were of a similar height. Diminutive? You cannot be serious.Derek Carline (5ft 4in)Chorlton, Manchester• After Donald Trump’s interference in sendings-off in the World Cup (Trump confirms he asked Infantino for review of Folarin Balogun red card, 6 July), perhaps it’s time to have an orange card for those who are sent off but have friends in high places.Dr Colin BannonCrapstone, Devon Continue reading...