1. Australian Cricket. Well that was great. A new softer culture and feathering the Finch nest...all for nil. We even dropped Starc in the final game (and nearly lost to Afghanistan) who can win a game on his own in his first two overs. It won't surprise that Andrew McDonald is a lovely bloke, but a cricket coach? He's a pushover for spoiled brats. No steel in that mob and quite frankly, most Australian cricket fans are (a) not surprised and (b) don't really care. They fell out of love with this team many moons ago. I fear that cricket is on the skids in all forms for Australia. We have too many older blokes and the younger guys are not impressing.
In case you wondered who the Australian cricket coaches were meant to bring us to glory - Andrew McDonald, Clint McKay, Daniel Vettori, Michael Di Venuto, Sri Sriram and Andre Norovec. No wonder we lost. Honestly. A rabble.
Not as bad as South Africa who lost to Netherlands when a semi final spot was theirs to grab!
2. Wallabies. Has there been a team (since the Titans) who lose more close games than this lot? With every one point loss comes fifteen squad changes. I think Dave Rennie's reign needs to come to an abrupt full stop soon if he can't reverse this. It is a pattern now. A 39% win rate does little for your career too.
3. Celtic. Two wins on the bounce in the Scottish Premier League and they have secured their lead. The pressure is on Rangers who cannot afford a draw or loss.
4. World Series Baseball. The cheating Astros win again (v the Phillies). They are a despised franchise - mainly because they got found out when others had been doing it for years. Doing what? They used cameras in 2017 and 2018 to identify signs and signals from rival players...banging on drums to identify which pitch was coming. Amazing how their batting averages were so much better at home!
5. SBW. Knock out. Stunning hit by the Samoan Storm - Mark Hunt Memo: you should have taken up the Paul Gallen cash!
6. Rugby League World Cup. It is a great tour if you are not playing... a week of touring around before one game a week. New Zealand lucky, but England look very good this time around. I wonder how the Lebanon local league looks these days - or is it just a national team?
7. EPL. Leicester have bounced back. How hard is it for the newly promoted teams. They don't hang around long in the top flight. Money wins. Newcastle the early surprise... and Brighton. 35 points gets you out of the drop zone. Everton needs a rocket. A proud old club on the wane.
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