1. Indian 'All Blacks' Domination. As mentioned last week, India are the All Blacks of world cricket and should dominate the world of cricket (and us) for many years to come. Their traditional respect for our cricket is fast evaporating (with plenty of justification). A top class win by the Indian team. Attacking and backed themselves.
Meanwhile we have massive problems. We need a strong Shield season lead-in before every Test series. Now we can't choose anyone else in the team for South Africa because they will need to determine the team before the Shield resumes. Where is the traditional ODI or international T20 season? We are so not ready and our annual cricket agenda is a mess. Cricket Australia need to sort out their nonsense.
Tim Paine needs to learn how to attack. Our batting did not get enough runs in the second innings - and not fast enough. It was interesting hearing Ponting's views on commentary. He has a different view of cricket to Paine. I am tiring of the sympathy captaincy appointment argument - and continuation in the role as some sort of reward for past deeds.
Langer is under pressure too. Ricky Ponting needs to come in as soon as possible.
2. EPL. A great piece of good fortune for our Aussie goalkeeper Matt Ryan to get a transfer loan from Brighton to Arsenal. He would be pinching himself and has every chance to stamp his name in their books more powerfully. Probably as lucky as Central Coast Mariners who lead the A League after a million wooden spoons in recent years. ManU on top. Leicester poised
3. UFC. Connor McGregor seems to lose a lot these days. He's a hype machine, but getting knocked out is a shorter career than most.
4. James Anderson. He has been playing for a million years and this week recorded his 30th 5 wicket haul. Awesome. Over 600 test wickets.
5. Greg Norman. For all his skill, the man has truly lost the plot. He has been quoted as telling the world he has no ego and he is just simply too fit. His ridiculous schlong photo tells us he has no perspective whatsoever. He is a prize tool these days. Now he is designing Holey Moley course world wide. Fair dinkum.
6. BBL. Jordan Silk is one of the most consistent BBL players. Great fieldsman and times the ball beautifully. Phillipe and Dan Christian are incredible too. Daniel Sams has been great with bat and ball in 2020. Riley Meredith has sheer pace like Jhye Richardson. I like this young Harvey and Fraser-McGurk too. We have some talent out there.
The comp seems busted however. I am tipping the Sydney Chunder may not progress at all, but the Sixers will be hard to beat - esp. with Sean Abbott coming back into the team.
7. Australian Open Tennis. The spoilt brat is alive and well. The string of whingers (hangers on and all ranked outside of the best players) have no respect. The tournament performance from the weaker players will be blamed on quarantine. If they played with a different attitude, they may succeed more often.
8. NFL. The Green Bay Packers take on Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers tomorrow morning for a Super Bowl gig...and the Kansas City Chiefs play the Buffalo Bills. Some newer team names arising at the business end!
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