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Hoggy Hoggy Hoggy Oi Oi Oi

As a self-unabashed George Bradley Hogg fan I am absolutely delighted to see that the “tounged one” will hopefully play again in the Baggy Green come 26 December.

The Sheep Dog is the ultimate team man who would step in front of a bus if it helped Australia. He bowls decidedly hard to pick wrong-uns, can turn his leggie and has well and truly earnt his place in the side after being probably Australia’s most consistent ODI bowler in the last four years.

Although cricketwithballs’ own Bryce McGain would be a worthy recipent of the cherished headwear, Hoggy has earned his stripes and unlike Uncle J, I will be cheering my very large guts out for our Sheep Dog.

Hoggy Hoggy Hoggy Oi Oi Oi!!!!

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why i will support the tongue


I don’t like Brad Hogg.

Not really sure why that is, but the dude just rubs me up the wrong way.

Might be the tongue, his general earnest demeanor, or maybe it’s left arm wrist spinners, but regardless, I cant stand him.

As a one day bowler, he has performed well, his wrong un is obviously harder to pick than Michael Jackson’s nose and he bats and fields at an adequate level.

He even has a good nick name, Sheep Dog.

Yet still he does nothing for me.

This has given me a conundrum, because the thought of 4 pace bowlers at the G scares me and with no other spin options in the squad he is the logical illogical choice.

But how, after everything I stand for, can I really support Hogg if he gets selected.

Because I am Australian.

Regardless of any prejudices I have against him, if he plays and he performs really badly, Australia might lose, and that is not acceptable.

As much as everything about the man sh1ts me to tears, I cannot accept a defeat.

I won’t cheer for him, but I won’t boo him either, however tempted I may become.

It’s hypocritical, but we Australians don’t mind being hypocritical.

Arjuna stretched the rules, and his uniform, when he regularly called for a runner because his belly got in the way of his legs.

Douglas Jardine decided the only way to beat Bradman was by inventing Bodyline.

Greg Chappell instructed his brother to bowl underarm.

Guess which two are thought of as cheating pr1cks in Australia.

The perfect boxing day test for me is Hogg getting smashed and Australia to win, plus a ton from Laxman and a cute brunette giving me her number.

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moving house and losing a loved one

Due to my moving tomorrow, I won’t be able to give you my breathtaking coverage of the deciding game in the trev barry trophy. In fact i probably won’t know the result until friday morning.

The loved one I have lost is Bryce McGain, whose international career was over even before i started it.

Australian chairman of deflectors Andrew Hilditch did not mention him (from what i could gather from here) and that is not a good sign.

For all my bullsh1t, and there is alot of it, i think Bryce McGain is a far better option against India in Melbourne the day after xmas than the tongue.

And to prove my point to all the nay sayers out there, here is Milla.

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Our Bryce McGain vs some other guy


All Australians are wondering who their next spinner will be?

We are down to two men.

Cricket with balls own Bryce McGain.

And this guy.

Do we want a man who has studied the art of spin bowling with all the attention of a 12 year old looking at porn?

Or a man who is bowls well in one day games where people are trying to slog him?

Do we want a guy who is the first choice of a state that has produced good leg spinners at a rate similar to their rate of producing gay icons?

Or do we want a spinner from a state that sends most of their spinners to NSW?

Do we pick a spinner who can groom himself and his son every day without mishaps?

Or a man who has to cut his nails once and gives himself an infection?

Do we pick a man who looks like Hugh Grant might if he couldn’t afford facials?

Or do we pick a man that looks like an extra from the wedge?

Do we pick a man whose facial expressions show a committed cricketer who is trying to get wickets?

Or do we pick a man who licks his chin?

The choice is simple Australia.

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Is Brad Hogg injured?


Something weird happened in a state game today.

Western Australia played Tasmania in Hobart (thats not the weird part).

By stumps on day 3 (of a 4 day match) the Western Warriors were 310 runs in front.

Obviously a declaration after some heavy hitting in the first hour or so was going to follow.

Instead the Warriors batted for another 50 overs declaring at tea, pretty much draining the game of life.

Now if you had a wrist spinner in your side, and he was essentially playing for his spot in the first test, wouldn’t you give him a crack at a team needing 350 on the last day of a pitch that generally wrist spinners like?

Who gives themselves one session to bowl a team out?

Then when Western Australia get out into the field, for their one session, Brad Hogg doesn’t even bowl one over.

Not one, Hussey bowled two, but Hogg, none.

On top of that, the whisper around the campfire is that Hogg has a finger infection.

If Western Australia had won, they would have been two points off top position.

So, um, what the fu(c)k is going on?

If he is injured, why has this not made the news yet?

Are they keeping him with a good average so he is more likely to be picked?

Have Tom Moody and Adam Voges started taking LSD?

Is this a conspiracy against Cricket with balls own Bryce McGain?

I need answers people.

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MacGill v Hogg – why bother with either?

In the wake of the retirements of the two greatest bowlers Australia has ever produced, the mantra of the post-Hohns selection committee should be to look forward and plan for the future and not be so worried about the present.

Andrew Hilditch and Cricket Australia are so concerned about attendance figures at games that their sole focus is on winning, winning, winning. But what about the future?

It is alright for John Buchanan to come out and say that we can palm off our “not-good-enoughs” to other countries, but our reign at the top will not last forever. The time is right for the top-nobs to start thinking about 10/11, not 07/08.

Hogg and MacGill may be good for one, maybe two years and you are all going to say that the talent is thin in the spin bowling stocks so that there isn’t someone ready to take the mantle. But remember who was the fat blonde bloke that got belted by the Indians those years ago? He was picked at 21 years of age.

We need to take a risk on a kid. I don’t care if its Callum Bailey or Dan Cullen, they may get smashed too and we may lose some games against weaker sides than us, but remember short term pain for long term gain!!!

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stueys handicaps

Ok so he’s a little larger than he used to be.

And his knee is made of tin.

We all know he’s older than Mark Waughs ex.

Yes his arm has nerve damage.

I also understand he is a bit of a fancy pants.

It’s hard to look past his annoying wine ads.

But after all is said and done, he still has one thing going for him.

He aint Brad Hogg.

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horse racing, george hogg and jennifer hawkins

Where I live has its draw backs.

I’m next to horse stables, the bus doesn’t seem to have a timetable, and the flat is smaller than a Japanese closet.

However I do live 120 metres from Flemington racecourse.

Which most of the year means nothing. But when its Melbourne cup carnival it’s a whole different kettle of fish, what ever that means.

Since I live so close to the track that the good people at the VRC decided to give me free tickets to the whole carnival.

So I trotted over for the Melbourne cup, Australia’s most over rated race, and watched Lloyd Williams owned Efficient get home ahead of the three horses I backed.

Funny thing about horse racing, you’d think I’d get something for having the incredible intellect to back three horses out of 24 that came 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Apparently not.

It’s always good to see Aussie Battler like Lloyd win a big race. Warms my heart.

Lucky for me, when I got home there was some good news for me that Brad Hogg, (part of the brad pack) was left out of the 13.

13 is my lucky number George.

And for the perverts, the breastages were on display at the races, but it was a skanky day compared with Derby day,

Hopefully Oakes day makes up for it.

Apparently Jennifer Hawkins is the face of the carnival, and if she isnt, its still a nice photo.

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the tongue at the gabba

Never underestimate how much a Victorian hates a New South Welsh man.

Stuart MacGill was a dead certainty for the first test at the gabba.

Matthew Hayden smashing him on a flat life less all too common scg pitch meant nothing.

But then the victorians decided that they would help the charity case that is Brad Hogg.

The man who usually doesn’t take 8 wickets in season let alone a match.

So now Australia might actually go into the first test with a man who in a whole career has taken less wickets than Jacques Kallis does in 3 years.

So one more message for the Australian Selectors is this.

Don’t pick Australia’s nicky boje on one good first class in a career and because he gets wickets in one dayers.

This one is simple chaps, don’t f*ck it up.

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what brad hodge deserves

Brad Hodge said he deserves a place in the aussie top six.

Well Brad, i deserve a spot in natalie portman, but i don’t tell the associated press that i deserve it. I just think ablout ways to make my dream come alive when I’m alone in my room.

Perhaps Brad you should take your case to Jamie Siddons, Darren Berry, Martin Love or Stuart Law.

I suggest to you, Brad, shutting up and continuing to make runs.

And for fucks sake stop pretending your an opener.

Uncle J Rod hates pretty much all Brads. Hogg, Haddin, Hodge, Hardie and Flood.

Sign the petition below banning all Brads from the Australian cricket team.

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