Wrap - Don't The Fans Love It

1. BBL. Stunning that they played at all after so much rain. Steve Smith is a dangerous player in all forms. Josh Phillippe will give Wade and Carey a run for their money. Warnie is clearly the best commentator in the business. The Stars salary cap is something else - Stoinis, Handscomb, Maxwell, Zampa, Coulter-Nile... and the Sixers is rubbery too - Smith, Starc, Hazelwood, Henriques, Abbott, Lyon... How do they do it?

A cracking crowd catch in front of the Ladies Stand was a highlight. Great win by the Sixers. They were the best fielding team in the comp and deserved to win. Silk is very valuable in that team. If they had kept the Pommie, Tom Curran, they could have belted everyone even more. Keeper -batsmen are gold in this T20 world.

Moises Henriques is a wonderful skipper. His knowledge of the game is exceptional. Really impressive and a possible future there at the highest level in some form of the game.

2. AB Medal. Warner seems a special. Maybe Cummins or Starc? A completely flawed concept these days and the preserve only a few national players who play all forms can reach. Smith an outsider.

3. Bushfire Appeal Game. A shame Warnie wasn't playing. No one had a spare plane, but there is great danger in these for world stars (Payne Stewart, Kobe Bryant...John Denver, Richie Valens!). Love the banter he brings... and his talent is missed. Some blokes never lose it. The stars of the show? Walsh can still move it. Akram looked strong too. Hayden was looking like he's been in the cookbook too much. Ponting still has it! Lara could still play for the Windies too. He hits the ball so sweetly.

4. Australian U/19 Cricket Team. Sixth place. Can't believe how low this is really. We are not dominating as we once did. India should hold every trophy and every place on the rostrum in world cricket. Their population says this is so. Good to see Bangladesh in the final. India to win however.

5. Rugby Union. How long does Raelene Castle have left? The TV rights is potentially a complete disaster for the game all the way down to park rugby. It is not her fault alone, but they have been uninspiring with the game in their control. The product is on the nose and will return to ABC on Saturday afternoons I suspect.

6. Waratahs. The crowd on Saturday was outrageously low. Rugby is on its knees. Back to the future. 32-12 loss...spoon time!?

7. Sydney Kings. First team to lead the NBL from start to finish. Impressive season...semis will be tough however!

8. NRL Integrity Commission. Busy times in summer for the commission. Josh Reynolds' case sounds intriguing. Curtis Scott, Siva, May, de Belin...complexity and all a shocking look for the game. Yet David Fifita and big Nelson from the Storm - squeaky clean those blokes!? That is an entirely inconsistent joke.

9. Jason Day. Could finally break his two year duck in Pebble Beach...!

10.  Horse racing. Hanseatic, Colette, Microphone, Alabama Express and Sylvia's mother were stunning at Caulfield on Saturday. Really like this Master Jamie and Ambidazzle too. Mark them down.