Wrap - Manifesto Maniacs

1. Tim's Manifesto. Dolf: CA Chairman, Fugee: International Relations, Robbo: Head of Selectors, Dave: Head of Legal Matters, Jimmy: Hydration Manager ....whoops thought it was just a list of mates...Warnie has had a shocker. He is risking turning into 'The Man 2". Fancy making up a list of your mates to turn cricket around. We need programmes and ideas - not figure heads. All a bit rich coming from a bloke who throught the 'coach' was somewhere where the prodigious backside was planted on the way back to the hotel. We all love Warnie, but please...ideas Shane, not just the mouth. He missed some noteables. Disappointed not to see Darren Berry in there somewhere - and Cameron White. White could be the 'Low Performance Manager'. Berry, the Public Relations Strategist. Could anyone really see Ian Chappell doing that gig? Fantasy stuff. Who will play the game? Cricket has let other sports in under its guard this summer.

2. West Indies in Perth - Friday Fiasco. How do Channel 9 put up with it? Exhibition matches used to be played after a schemmozzle like that, but not a sign of it. You know you are in trouble when Funniest Home Videos is on the screen at home. The Aussies are brittle. Self centred batsmen who look for glory in every shot. The grind and the patience...old fashioned and out of date seemingly. Maxwell sums up everything wrong with the current system.

3. Saw a bit of the Paki's v Sth Africa and thought they were finally genuine. Actually playing to their ability. But then all out for 49 and the bookies had got their man again.

4. Reni Maitua. Floored by an 18 year old lower grader late last year at a King's Cross niteclub - and suddenly the next big thing for captain? By the way, Parramatta Rugby League Club are set for a big year, been training the house down, never looked sharper, team camps have bonded the boys, all injury free...and they beat a local Cessnock team by 40 odd. A great year ahead.

5. $BW. Mundine was smashed. Tough sure, but what a joke. Lives in the boxing bubble where those around him are petrified that if he retires so does their livelihood. Feed him crap and let him look the goose. Sadly young Anthony has never required an invitation to that show.

6. Imports in the BBL. Narine, Gayle and a few others were simply on a holiday camp. The comp started too early but it is good entertainment as it rotates across the New Year period. Get rid of the curator at Stadium Australia...his hopeless pitch killed off the Thunder.

7. Liking the A League, but Ange Postocoglou is the master. Started terribly but has the Melbourne Victory on song now. Does John Kosmina look like Rod Stewart after a hard night? Perhaps Rod should coach Adelaide now Kossie has thrown his toys out of the cot.

8. ManU. We may as well give them the premiership right now in the EPL. They are ten points ahead and no problems in sight.

9. Great to see Issy Folau doing some decent work in rugby. He is a talent and is always keen to do the right thing by Israel Folau. "What's good for Israel Folau is good for the game". What game was that? Ask Quayde Cooper perhaps.

10. If Michael Clarke wins the AB medal it will be because the rotation system now disqualifies any bowler and the number of blokes playing three forms of the game will soon become non-existent. Warner is the only one who can get near him. Maybe Siddle. Points need to be 'graded' across tests (5 points) to ODI (3 points) and T20 (2 points)...surely. In the end, what if your selector captain did not quite like you threatening his possible moment of glory? De-selected?