The Wrap - Covers and Sightscreens

1. The BBL. The same faces are dominating and our national team needs to have a huge overhaul... despite the one hand off the roof rule.

A gun BBL Australian team based on this year's BBL performances: Ben McDermott, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Oliver Davies, Jordan Silk, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, AJ Tye, Jhye Richardson, Pat Dooley. 12th: Spencer Johnson. 13th: Chris Lynn. 

Some argy bargy by Warner and Wade in the BBL. Two blokes who know how to chirp and carry on. It should never come to that. How bad are the Thunder/ Chunder. They recovered and have been anchored on ten points forever. Dreadful. 

2. Australia v India Cricket Series. Pant and Bumrah out of the series, but they will have ten more blokes to step in! We have Starc out for the first test too. We will have our work cut out for us with their spinners. Jadeja returns. Pujara returns. No Ajinka Rahane who captained brilliantly in Kohli's absence at that time last time India toured here.

3. Sightscreens. When did white sightscreens take over five bays of seats for precious players? Honestly. What a sad indictment on the modern player. I can recall hanging off the side of one at the SCG as a young lad while Greg Chappell hit a ton!

4. NRMA. Leaky SCG covers that don't cover the whole pitch and run ups is bad advertising. It started out well before the leaks set in. Back to the marketing team for some feedback and planning. If you need rain, put the cricket on at the SCG. At least the old covers could be used on the sightscreen seating.

5. Celtic. Ange Postocoglou has stepped up again. Into the Scottish Cup Final. More silverware beckoning.

6. EPL. ManU beating Man City early on Sunday morning is incredible at a number of levels. ManU have been dreadful for a few years now, but signs of a resurgence now! Everton are in a world of pain now. Frank Lampard will be chopped this week I suspect. Arsenal have a major opportunity now with Liverpool falling in a heap too.

7. Australian Open. Starting this week. Suddenly everyone needs to be quiet and accept Novak. Craig Tiley has always been a player's favourite... no wonder. The game is in strife. Lots of whining, half-baked aspiring players who as Rafa has said, will never reach the heights of the Big Three. 

8. NFL. San Francisco on fire v the Seattle Seahawks. The comeback of the Jacksonville Jaguars against the LA Chargers was amazing. Third best ever. Will be interesting to see how Tom Brady holds up on Tuesday morning.

9. NRL. No signing news of consequence just yet, but I would let Mitchell Moses go to the Tigers. He would be mad not to take the cash. Save the cash, sign up Pennissini long term and invest in two gun Australian Schoolboy half backs. Move on. You could do worse than get Brooks into your team.