1. If there is one certainty in world sport, it is that England will amp themselves up for a major sporting contest (eg. Ashes) and tumble soon after. Fancy Salman Butt...no relation to Ejaz Butt...making an rs of himself telling the world that England are better than Australia. I would have thought he may need to concentrate on his own batting failures and team capitulation in his second Test match as captain. Especially when leading a team of pre-eminent failures and under achievers. There will be no wickets like these seaming paradises in Australia.
2. Bledisloe. How many times have Australia beaten NZ in rugby since we can remember? Night tests? Regretably, we are certain losers. The brutality of the NZ players and their relentless defence is incredible. We were soft in defence too often. If the All Blacks don't win the next World Cup it will be the greatest upset in the history of rugby.
3. Brisbane Broncos looking strong once again. An incredible club really. Roosters also looking stronger each week. Canberra, Souths and Eels all gone. All now walk the tightrope with the Bulldogs. The eight for mine will be: St George, Roosters, Panthers, Broncos, Manly, Tigers, Titans, Warriors. No Eels. Two blokes we are all heartily sick of: Jonathan Thurston and his whinging and Damian Irvine at Cronulla. In fact, any story from Cronulla. Would anyone outside of Fugee and Dolf care if the Sharks folded?
4. Interesting that despite the theatrics to try to convince us otherwise, the Melbourne Storm are falling apart with great haste. Blaming, backbiting and cash curiosity has justifiably taken hold. The Storm are losing players they should never have had. Let's see how they go now. Probably still pretty well mind you.
5. AFL. The Swans need a clear out. The Roos early retirement announcement like most announcements like this, simply manifest under performance. Either shut up and coach until the end of the season, or retire and move on. Roos has provided his whole team with an excuse. They are happily taking it! On the other hand, Collingwood and Geelong look like dead certs for the GF again. West Coast set for their first wooden spoon.
6. Gotta love a suck up tour like when the IOC, Commonwealth Games or Soccer World Cup FIFA clowns do a "visit" (code for junket) to look at possible host cities. Tokensistic environment angles, indigenous music/ dancing, young player and 'superstars' are rolled out for everyone to shake their heads and wonder where decency starts and ends.
7. EPL restarts soon. Great to hear. The A League also starts and once again, no one really knows any of their superstars. Why is that? (not many I realise, but...).
8. Stosur. Doing great things till the semis but cannot put the trophy in her kit bag. Good way to earn a living, but a short stay at the top for mine if she cannot crack higher honours more regularly.
9. Webber. He strikes me increasingly as the villain in the whole Red Bull division story with Seb Vettel. He is less than up front for mine and was signed as No. 2 driver, which he deserved. He might need to shut up and accept the fact that at the moment he is in the best team and cut out the back biting with others. Look at Schumacher. He now knows how hard it is to drive for a weaker outfit.
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