1. Warner looks solid for mine. He is the bloke who would stay surely. When Chris Martin has your measure you have problems. NZ could have nailed us, but they appear to be incapable. The only side in world cricket whose lower order bat better than their top order. We are getting close too.
Ponting must stay, but how can your technique go so bad? Age only?
2. Watched the Sehwag 200 the other night. Brutal. Is there a world standard in boundary length? Surely this impacts on runs scored worldwide when countries are compared. Good to see grass in India these days. There was a time...
3. Donald on the cusp of a miracle to be top $$$ winner in Europe and USA in a season. Bank manager v happy.
4. Albert Pujols. Major League Baseball. From St Louis Cardinals to LA Angels. Is any player in a team sport deserving of $250 million US over ten years? (Or is this actually cheap?). Give us a view.
5. Good to see the most overrated AFL player since Fevola - Barry Hall - get into the ring. Maybe he will get some of his own back. A West Coast player or two will be hoping.
6. Arsenal are the form EPL team. Van Persie may shatter some of the big EPL goal scoring records.
7. A-League. back the draw and join Robbo in Hawaii. More goals required.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Wrap - B League and Axing Mates
1. Phil Hughes confirmed his poor state of mind - and attitude - at the end chasing 19 and giving up his wicket. The trap was set, he was dropped the previous ball and deserved what he got. Now for the axe, but can best mate Clarke deliver? Surely Warner stays. He has energy, great pace in the field and tremendous hands and bowls a lot like Warnie!!! He could be VERY handy. A couple of those shots with the red ball down the ground at the end were scintillating. His technique will be far better than Hughes' under pressure. He plays straight.
Clarke fabulous, but will never really be loved - until he marries, continues to shut up and starts having kids I suppose. Starc excellent. Pattinson superb. Mitchell Johnson may never play again. Cummins, Pattinson, Starc and Lyon. Get used to it. Siddle - the man who has not moved a ball since U/10's - will be gone soon too.
When do Hussey and Ponting go?
2. Where the hell is Bill Lawry? He is missed in the commentary box. The Twelfth Man (who should be on the Footy Show or free to air at some stage soon) will be hard at it in the studio no doubt.
3. Sydney FC. A great win by those FC's yesterday over the biggest hoax in Australian Sporting History - a team, The Brisbane Roar who had THIRTEEN (13) draws in their "unbeaten" run. Joke.
Concerned the A - League is playing at B league venues. What has happened?
4. Union. A fine win v Wales, but next week we will lose to Munster or someone. The inconsistency is a huge issue. Turner is an outstanding winger.
5. Motor Sport. The spectacle, the speed, the noise...some love it. Most would not know a Whincup from a winning cup. How do you make it more appealing? This vexed question will haunt them. The appeal to women would be very low for mine. Or maybe I should have phrased that last sentence differently.
6. Tennis. Davis Cup. The European domination of tennis looks to be never ending. It will be many moons before we see this cup again on our shores.
7. Danny Green. What sort of advice is this guy getting? Seems like a crafty and sensible bloke who was dead set on top in his mid week bout. Then he gets fancy when he should have been purely defensive - not grabbing/ holding, etc as they mostly all do - and loses his title. Vic Darchinyian also lost his bout today. Our boxing stocks are on the slide. Mundine will be next to fall. Shannon Taylor tries to top himself too. A tough game.
8. Darren Lehmann. Surely he will be snapped up soon by an International Cricket Team. Then Australia will miss out on one of the great tacticians and leaders of cricketers we are likely to ever produce. His performance with an unsettled QLD has been superb this season - in all forms of the game. Conversely, NSW is all over the shop. Picking new blokes, dropping them as soon. Saw that Steve Smith (ex Bankstown and opening bat for NSW) is selecting. He would engender no confidence in anyone, but himself. I don't see leaders in charge. I see ex-players.
Clarke fabulous, but will never really be loved - until he marries, continues to shut up and starts having kids I suppose. Starc excellent. Pattinson superb. Mitchell Johnson may never play again. Cummins, Pattinson, Starc and Lyon. Get used to it. Siddle - the man who has not moved a ball since U/10's - will be gone soon too.
When do Hussey and Ponting go?
2. Where the hell is Bill Lawry? He is missed in the commentary box. The Twelfth Man (who should be on the Footy Show or free to air at some stage soon) will be hard at it in the studio no doubt.
3. Sydney FC. A great win by those FC's yesterday over the biggest hoax in Australian Sporting History - a team, The Brisbane Roar who had THIRTEEN (13) draws in their "unbeaten" run. Joke.
Concerned the A - League is playing at B league venues. What has happened?
4. Union. A fine win v Wales, but next week we will lose to Munster or someone. The inconsistency is a huge issue. Turner is an outstanding winger.
5. Motor Sport. The spectacle, the speed, the noise...some love it. Most would not know a Whincup from a winning cup. How do you make it more appealing? This vexed question will haunt them. The appeal to women would be very low for mine. Or maybe I should have phrased that last sentence differently.
6. Tennis. Davis Cup. The European domination of tennis looks to be never ending. It will be many moons before we see this cup again on our shores.
7. Danny Green. What sort of advice is this guy getting? Seems like a crafty and sensible bloke who was dead set on top in his mid week bout. Then he gets fancy when he should have been purely defensive - not grabbing/ holding, etc as they mostly all do - and loses his title. Vic Darchinyian also lost his bout today. Our boxing stocks are on the slide. Mundine will be next to fall. Shannon Taylor tries to top himself too. A tough game.
8. Darren Lehmann. Surely he will be snapped up soon by an International Cricket Team. Then Australia will miss out on one of the great tacticians and leaders of cricketers we are likely to ever produce. His performance with an unsettled QLD has been superb this season - in all forms of the game. Conversely, NSW is all over the shop. Picking new blokes, dropping them as soon. Saw that Steve Smith (ex Bankstown and opening bat for NSW) is selecting. He would engender no confidence in anyone, but himself. I don't see leaders in charge. I see ex-players.
Wrap - Snake Sharma
1. Well it didn't take long for that woeful side I published last week (Warner, Hughes, Khawaja, Clarke, Cooper (Watson), Bailey (Marsh), Wade (Paine), Siddle, Copeland, Cummins, Cutting/ Lyon) to nearly come true.
What has Copeland done? He has plummeted. Perhaps a sacrificial lamb from the selector takeover. At least Shizenhaus was overlooked (a world expert in 1/90's). Suddenly Ponting, Hussey and Haddin are set for the whole summer. Michael Beer and Steve Smith should have to play aginst each other until one of them lands a ball capable of getting a wicket.
Our issue is that we simply cannot bowl sides out. The Indians must be laughing hysterically. At least Cummins will be back for the Indians. Now there is a side that will crumble to nil when the old stars retire (VVS, Sachin, Dravid...). No Harby is a disappointment.
2. Greg 'Snake' Chalmers has done well. Real well. A chance for the Aussie Triple Crown.
3. Vettel just cruises to pole and then to victory. It has become a procession and a yawn. Interested to see Webber won a GP award for quick laps.
4. GWS get a squillion young blokes to kick start the club. Will get smashed early and if they can hang onto them all, they'll cash in. There are many dumb blokes in AFL and beyond wanting to argue with Sheedy. He is a master manipulator of the media and always gets the last say.
5. Barbarians games v Wallabies (and whoever else). What possible use are these and why do they exist - outside of IRB fundraisers? Ridiculous.
6. Paul Osborne sounds like a good sacking by the Eels. Quite the goose. Fitted in well at the Eels.
What has Copeland done? He has plummeted. Perhaps a sacrificial lamb from the selector takeover. At least Shizenhaus was overlooked (a world expert in 1/90's). Suddenly Ponting, Hussey and Haddin are set for the whole summer. Michael Beer and Steve Smith should have to play aginst each other until one of them lands a ball capable of getting a wicket.
Our issue is that we simply cannot bowl sides out. The Indians must be laughing hysterically. At least Cummins will be back for the Indians. Now there is a side that will crumble to nil when the old stars retire (VVS, Sachin, Dravid...). No Harby is a disappointment.
2. Greg 'Snake' Chalmers has done well. Real well. A chance for the Aussie Triple Crown.
3. Vettel just cruises to pole and then to victory. It has become a procession and a yawn. Interested to see Webber won a GP award for quick laps.
4. GWS get a squillion young blokes to kick start the club. Will get smashed early and if they can hang onto them all, they'll cash in. There are many dumb blokes in AFL and beyond wanting to argue with Sheedy. He is a master manipulator of the media and always gets the last say.
5. Barbarians games v Wallabies (and whoever else). What possible use are these and why do they exist - outside of IRB fundraisers? Ridiculous.
6. Paul Osborne sounds like a good sacking by the Eels. Quite the goose. Fitted in well at the Eels.
Wrap - Wagging The Dog
1. Test Cricket in Hobart - do they deserve it? Surely they need to establish themselves with better cred before dishing up their seaming - NEW ZEALAND - pitches. Usually there are blokes wandering in front of sight screens and dogs on the field.
The changing guard of Auatralian cricket will see Tassie banished, but they have wagged the dog for a long time (Ponting, Cooley, Cox, Dene Hills, Hifen (Shizen) haus, Paine, Krezja, Doherty, Geeves, et al).
2. Willie Mason, Sonny Bill, Quade Cooper. Is this lot the most boring in Australian sport? Surely yes. Throw in Stephanie Rice, Jana Pittman-Rawlinson (and whatever her name is this week), Matt Rogers and Anthony Mundine and you have Danny Weidler's phonebook. What a boring, whinging dinner party that would be.
3. Big Bash. I get the feeling it will soon fall in a heap. It is like a bad niteclub. Lights, fancy clothes, smoke, mirrors and it stinks to high heaven. The right way to go? Test cricket suddenly looks safer than ever.
What about calls for test selection when a bloke gets runs in 20/20? Rank stupidity.
4. Dave Warner. He stands to be the best cricketer in the modern game and a godfather of a new trend in world cricket. He may also be the first (only?) bloke to play in all three forms of the game at International level. H eis quite superb. He's the only one who has not got a CA contract. Joke.
Warnie a dead set rock star. Where's the Women's Weekly inside scoop story?
5. EPL - Chelsea look under pressure and a coach change will happen soon. Also, it is the sacking season in the A League. John Kosmina has made a comeback with Adelaide. Surely there is someone else. It just shows the lack of talent and knowledge in Australian domestic league soccer.
6. Geoff Ogilvy. A choke is the best description. Superb Saturday and horrible Sunday. Another one of the cranky golfers in Australia - see Allenby, Appleby, Norman, Baddley...
The changing guard of Auatralian cricket will see Tassie banished, but they have wagged the dog for a long time (Ponting, Cooley, Cox, Dene Hills, Hifen (Shizen) haus, Paine, Krezja, Doherty, Geeves, et al).
2. Willie Mason, Sonny Bill, Quade Cooper. Is this lot the most boring in Australian sport? Surely yes. Throw in Stephanie Rice, Jana Pittman-Rawlinson (and whatever her name is this week), Matt Rogers and Anthony Mundine and you have Danny Weidler's phonebook. What a boring, whinging dinner party that would be.
3. Big Bash. I get the feeling it will soon fall in a heap. It is like a bad niteclub. Lights, fancy clothes, smoke, mirrors and it stinks to high heaven. The right way to go? Test cricket suddenly looks safer than ever.
What about calls for test selection when a bloke gets runs in 20/20? Rank stupidity.
4. Dave Warner. He stands to be the best cricketer in the modern game and a godfather of a new trend in world cricket. He may also be the first (only?) bloke to play in all three forms of the game at International level. H eis quite superb. He's the only one who has not got a CA contract. Joke.
Warnie a dead set rock star. Where's the Women's Weekly inside scoop story?
5. EPL - Chelsea look under pressure and a coach change will happen soon. Also, it is the sacking season in the A League. John Kosmina has made a comeback with Adelaide. Surely there is someone else. It just shows the lack of talent and knowledge in Australian domestic league soccer.
6. Geoff Ogilvy. A choke is the best description. Superb Saturday and horrible Sunday. Another one of the cranky golfers in Australia - see Allenby, Appleby, Norman, Baddley...
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