1. The Australia ODI squad announced last week is simply not good enough to win. How Finch could be skipper is beyond me. His form is awful and he will be lucky to get to the World Cup. Wade surely has to be considered. Zampa is just awful. Khawaja’s fielding is not international class. Why Cummins is going I’ll never know, given how injury prone he is. A nothing tour. Nice to see Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Turner, Marcus Stoinis and the Richardson brothers - Jhye and Kane. Alex Carey will need runs or he perishes for Wade. Fancy making him the vice captain...honestly. D'Arcy Short...he has to be in the team. His bowling is better than Zampa's.
2. New Coaches. They’ll need Ponting to bat - not coach! Good to see Saker go. How he ever survived the sandpaper fiasco this long is beyond me. Our bowling lines and length have been woeful for a long time. Troy Cooley has had success before. Hayden should be around this team too. Work ethic!
3. Field of Dreams. Just when you thought Clive Rose was the worst fieldsman in Australia, along comes Fawad Ahmed. Disgraceful under the high ball. He cannot play international cricket because of this. The general fielding standard in this BBL has hit rock bottom.
4. Socked in the Helmet. Can someone explain why batting helmets are still not permanently changed to protect the key arteries to the brain? This is a staggering disgrace that is not protecting players. No matter how good they think they are... I dread the outcome when the next bloke who is hit.
5. BBL. Bit Bloody Long. Two weeks too long. Dragging on and crowds are dwindling. They need some superstars in future and make inroads into India... get negotiating for Dohni and Others... How bad are some of the imports? Chris Jordan, David Willey, Joe Denley....Devich...(worst of the lot) please! Why would you sign Australian internationals? They cost a lot and don't play! The Afghanistan spinners have been the stars. They may just trouble a few teams travelling there for Tests.
6. Gal v Hoppa. This is how bad the current range of sport is for the viewers. Paul Gallen is a handy boxer. Hoppa is a sad case now after having been a very good player in his day..until brain snap after brain snap. I heard he bet his purse against Gallen too.
7. NRL. Can the code suffer any more misery? Apparently so. 5/13 videos released only. More to come. Dylan Napa is a fool, no matter how old the footage. What do these blokes have in common...Kane Evans, Blake Ferguson, Mitchell Pearce, Dylan Napa...? All moved on from the Roosters. Toxic character and behavioural flaws. Nick Politis doesn't get much wrong.
8. Super Bowl. Simply superb by the New England Patriots. A tight game, but what a record. Phenomenal. Brady and Bellichick... remarkable. Love his grit... "do your job".
9. Soccer. The A League is like the BBL. It goes on and on and loses fans the longer it goes. Amazing how much football is coach related. When players don't like the coach, they don't have a red hot go.
10. ManU have been remarkable since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Pretty much undefeated (9/10 wins) since he arrived and on the cusp of a top four result and Champions League work again. Jose who?
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