Wrap - Pork Chops

1. Unbelievable that a 56 year old - Peter Senior - wins the Australian Masters. A phenomenal effort from a crusty old stager. Invented the 'PING' cap and a broomstick stickler. One of the last of an era of golfers with moustaches! Where have all the moustachioed golfers gone? Think: Roger Davis, Craig Stadler...

2. Where the hell was the Sheffield Shield this weekend? The scheduling of that competition is appalling. Zero interest sport on this weekend really, outside of Craig Lowndes and a few of the van Gisbergens and his mates.

Great to see Michael Clarke carry on like a pork chop. There is an absence of affection for him as Australian cricket captain. You simply don't comment on other players. We all know Symonds is a galoot. The spray for Buchanan seems out of line too. While he was not cricket guru, his role was different and he managed some clowns in his time. Surely Clarke's ascendancy into stupidity under Mickey Arthur (think 'homework gate') says it all for Buchanan.

Spoilt brat sports stars definitely grate on the nerves. Why are so many of them so painful? Think Stephanie Rice, Jana Pittman, Anthony Mundine, Kgyrios...on it goes.

3. Mitchell Johnson. Plenty of wickets but plenty of pain for the spectators at key times over the years. Probably a bit like Brett Lee. Good memories, plenty of wickets, amazing fitness and longevity, but truly great? No chance. Seems a lovely fellow. We are now entering some dark bowling days in Australian cricket. Hold on.

I will be in Adelaide at the Pink test on assignment this week coming. Special Wrap report to follow.

4. Shaun Marsh - Joe Burns. Both these players cannot succeed at Test level long term with their techniques. Both play well square of the wicket but look for it all the time. As a result great swing or fast bowlers will pick them up each time. Mediocre medium pace won't. A false dawn. Mitchell Marsh also needs a rocket. He is loose at key times.

5. Jason Taylor and the West Tigers. How can they be serious turning around and offering Farah a new deal...must be seriously front ended to accommodate what he is owed. They are an untrustworthy lot. Clearly they know he has a deal on the table and rather than pay him to play at another club, are now "wanting" him so they pay what is owed while he remains on the roster at the West Tigers. A circus.

6. Barbarians Rugby. Is this the annual joke that England and the northern hemisphere nations think that free flowing rugby stands for? Defence like the halcyon rugby days of human turnstiles. 49-31? Sounds like a Toyota Cup game.

7. Rhonda Rousey. Great hype last week, but UFC is hard on the eye and a crass showcase of ancient gladiatorial instincts. Is she out of hospital yet?

8. Is anyone sick of 'tell all' biographies like Tiger Woods' old caddie Steve Williams? Give us a break. Something sad about his cashing in on that. Maybe he should have been more of a voice of reason at the time and not played dumb.