Wrap - Australian Cricket Misery

1. Australian Cricket. Where are we? Rumours of Michael Clarke falling out with Hussey over a retirement dinner appointment on the Packer luxury yacht are almost impossible to believe. However, at the minute, anything is possible. Clarke has some bottle. As captain, who mad ehim a selector? His mate, Henriques came strolling back into the side after doing nothing to the power of bugger all.


2. Has anyone ever wondered why Nathan Lyon has not been rotated out? I know the selectors will be under pressure now that he does the team song. Never let a good voice leave the team. Apparently Shaun Graf was a great singer too. The Rotation Policy is insurance for the upcoming Nathan Bracken court case. It is well known his hair band fell out and caused a Grade 3 tear to one of his locks which prematurely ended his career!

3. T20 Cricket. Is Stadium Australia in Homebush the new MCG? Melbourne seems to have fallen over as the sporting capital of cricket. Lack of spark.

Sri Lanka are the best in the world at T20. There is no bowling attack to rival theirs. Malinga is another of the T20 whores (think Gayle, et al) of world cricket who are also very smart.

4. Aaron Finch looks like joining that long list of failed Victorian batsmen (Hodge style); Shaun Marsh never seems to score runs outside of Perth; Voges the same. Ben Cutting is ineffective. Where is Paine? Cameron White scored a double century in Grade cricket and then thought he would lecture the world on cricket manners and etiquette. A bit rich coming from one of the most unpopular cricketers in the country. If a pot of gold fell at his feet on his way home, his response would be "I can't carry that...how am I supposed to get that home".

5. What of Phil Hughes? Two centuries, but both had that hint of the selfish player about them. Hard to argue with runs, but he seems to lack that team focus for mine. It is all about his brand.

6. Speaking of which, that James O'Connor has a haircut to rival the Grease cast. He needs to spend more time on his fitness.

7, Great to see Watson and Pattinson in grade cricket - Hazelwood too. These selectors make Andrew Hilditch popular.

8. Geale v Mundine. Here's hoping for a quick, painless end to the career of one of the most despised Australian sportsmen of all time. What next? Darts?

9. Tennis. Federer is an out and out champion. His mental toughness is extraordinary. Why can't we like Andy Murray? He seems like an excuse making brat. The way Djokovic hits the ball makes me think he may well be one of the best ever. He is something special. He may be better than Federer eventually.

10. Gotta admit that those shrieking female tennis players are ruining the game. Is it a Russian/ European thing? Is it a cheating thing? Yes, they are working harder than the sign language lady in a Queensland flood, but seriously...new rules please.

11. Lance Armstrong. What an appalling disgrace of a bloke he is now. His furious and aggressive denials - his lawsuits, his protests, his dishonesty and his complete lack of integrity in the tactics he used are a shocking truth. Everyone suspected it, thought it, but when the extent of it and the intimidation, lies, harrassment...he is a fraud of the highest order. His arrogance extends to his assumption that he will be back competing!!!! Every sport should bar him.