1. Boys we are at a lean time of the year for Sport. When the A League is about it you are in trouble...and motorsport - or the UFC. Bring on the Big Bash I say! (Is it just me or is there something really annoying about Mark Waugh? I have heard he won't go to his mailbox without a cheque from Australia Post for a guest appearance).
2. The ODI series win against NZ always makes us feel warm and pleasant inside. Warner dominant and Smith amazing...but who else? Maybe Head was good. Starc awesome. But Finch and Bailey need to go. Surely we have better than both...Lynn? Then we realise we beat no one of consequence.
Pakistan will give it to us and a few techniques will be hung out to dry as usual. Worried about this Renshaw - and Maddinson. Both have huge flaws in their style. Hopefully they can withstand the heat from Aamir (Sohail the great man) the spot fixer, Riaz and co.
Noticed talk of a 'red card' for cricket this week...only a matter of time. Remember where you heard it first, but I personally feel the sin bin is best...5 overs off (= 10 overs if you bowl)...10 overs off (= 20 overs if you bowl).
3. Virat Kohli continues to dominate - three double tons in a year. As Dolf would say, the problem with Kohli is he just does not seem to produce runs when it matters. In India he is near invincible. He will be really anxious when Nathan Lyon gets hold of him though...(not!). Gotta laugh when a number 9 scores a Test ton. Yadav. A common Indian name...Shivlal springs to mind. We will get thumped over there. Badly thumped...
I must say I am disappointed that there a dearth of great Indian names at present...outside of your regular Ravis and Jayants...there is nothing like VVS Laxman, Laxmanan Sivaramakrishnan, or indeed my personal favourite, Venkatapathy Raju!
Richie Benaud loved this one - cue your best Richie voice - and say after me: "Rar - jyu!".
4. Great to see a good swimming coach story in summer. Usually it is a stray pill in the bag, a child abuse tale, a catastrophic meltdown or a bureaucratic nightmare. This one? Dennis Cotterill earning a million in China to coach their drug tainted group.
5. Nice to see Leicester bump out Man City. Rare gold for them this year.
6. I am disappointed the NRL can only give us a few lame staged fights at this stage of the year...should be about time for a drug scandal/ nite club scandal/ dog incident...instead the AFL seem to be hogging the headlines - especially with their player payment dispute.
7. This won't mean much to some of you, but the Boston Redsox have traded a lot of young talent for Chicago Whitesox pitcher, Chris Sale. An impressive snare. This could tip them into super favouritism next season. Noticed Bryce Harper is looking for a $400 million extended deal. Not bad coin.
8. Kgyrios and coach Philippoussis ...they deserve each other. One sounds like crap and the other has an attitude like crap. Give it six weeks.
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