These are the books i’d like to read between now and the boxing day test.
I batted really well that day, Dean Jones
How a fat man took down those dirty cheating aussies, Arjuna Ranatunga
Things were better in my day, Neil Harvey
I like broad shoulders, blonde hair and Sri Lankans, Tony Greig
Thank Osama for me, Shoaib Malik
Cricket a sport for gentleman and Australians, Robert Mugabe
I’m not going to pretend to have seen the game.
Sime has, so he can tell you about it.
But I will comment on the scorecard.
Hodge failed again, he must surely have lost his spot now. Hussey and Ponting to come back in, Hodge is struggling. But I don’t really like him, so I can handle that.
Roy made some runs, good for Roy, got to bat with his fishing partner Haydos, they like batting together.
Haddin, 12 more innings like that in his next 14 matches and I’ll call off the Keira date I’ve asked for. I’m thinking more Kate Winslet now anyway. 
Sreesanth didn’t get his 5 wickets, he got three but they went for plenty.
Ranatunga junior (Powar) bowled crap again and Dhoni doesn’t seem to wanna bowl him a full 10.
Australia won pretty fucking easily.
Last night I watched the India vs. Australia, game. Well its not so much a match, just an innings.
The innings did tell us a few things.
o Australia still looks dodgy when they lose early wickets. But they are missing, Hussey, Ponting and Watson, that’s a big hole.
o Clarke could be ready to take a real role in the Aussie batting line up. That was a top innings, India were looking sexy as hell before Clarke tore them a new ass.
o Hopes is full of piss and vinegar. He did what Watson, Harvey, and Shane Lee were all picked for. He came in and batted free and easy, he made runs at better than run a ball without really middling any. What happens when he starts to get his feet at this level? (He is going to invent a new cricket shot, just you wait and see).
o Dhoni might be able to captain, but if your bowlers are bowling shit, it can be hard to set a field to it. How many full tosses were there. Seriously he must have wanted to pull every one of his well managed hairs out.
o India looks a lot slower with the three old blokes in the filed. Sure Ganguly was injured most of the time, but they still looked slow. Tendulkar and Dravid have better things to do at their age than play in this shit.
o Haddin may not be a world beater, but that was a good innings. He still needs to get me a date with Keira Knightley for me to like him. And for me to publically say I like him, Keira needs to put out.
o Sreesanth can take wickets, but he also travels. When he isn’t taking wickets he could be a liability.
o That fat dude who bowls off spin has beautiful flight, spins the ball nicely, but he lost the plot under pressure. Also he looks like a young Ranatunga. Can’t be good for his love life.
Let’s see how this truly useless series progresses.
I’m thinking Australia 4-2, but with the injuries India could still win. The PeterTaylor/VenkatapathiRaju cup is up fro grabs.
