45HG

http://m.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/breaking-the-australian-governments-silence-on-stopping-the-boats-20140228-33r3b.html http://m.smh.com.au/comment/australia-trafficks-and-abuses-asylum-seeker-children-20140224-33cxs.html

Montagna will miss the first game.

We have not won a Round 1 (or 2) match since 2005 - I don't care how we do it, I want a win in the first two rounds!

If you don't want to upset me, don't belt me!

I'd like to change my keeps, also, from Beams, Prestia, Kerridge, Crouch to Beams, Prestia, Crouch, Kerridge to reflect the projected rankings. Seriously JCB, anyone who was going to nominate Masten as a keeper won't be one to worry about this season

Given our recent history of…manufacturing results… I quite like the explicitness of this campaign going the other way!

Pooran saving WI blushes in the Under 19s QF... before going on to play (what I assume to be) one of the best innings at this level!

Don't ask Zack Greinke about it!

Have pained over Shuey, Ebert or Prestia. Don't like Ebert so I ditched him and can't decide between Prestia and Shuey. Prestia had a better season and is still up and coming - but may find it difficult to back it up - whereas Shuey was relatively quiet but had injury concerns. I may change it - have to keep an eye on them in pre-season.

Keepers for the Wreckers Beams, Prestia Kerridge, Crouch

New Zealand going from 5-94 to 6-625 is pretty damned impressive - no matter the bowling!

Can anyone tell me how many games they're playing over how many days? I just can't quite remember...

And memory! Didn't he get out twice to Johnson from 6 balls across the two innings?

A scary thought is that, if we do turn out to be 2 goals per quarter better (48 points per match better) our percentage will still only be 92! God we were bad last year. And yes I realise that wasn't the intention of the original point, but more using it as another nail in the 2013 season - hopefully for the last time.

How 'bout them Vics, ey? 3-0, 6-9 not brilliant either. Then Maxwell 120 odd off 100. Weird! http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2013-14/engine/current/match/669209.html

Team, I've enlisted again but can't be convinced that I can give it 100% and, not being very good to begin with, I think my spot would better serve someone hoping to join - they'd probably do a better job.

I know recently we discussed crowds at international test match venues. Watching the NZ v India test - this match could well go down to the wire (probably today) and it'd be lucky to have over 1000 people in attendance.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/does-a-private-email-between-asada-and-stephen-dank-suggest-the-bombers-might-have-no-case-to-answer-20140205-321vd.html I don't understand this article.

Here we go again!

If there wasn't so much attempted point scoring and arguing for the sake of it, these thread would be pretty interesting to read.

I can't really comment on the best boat policies - but I sure know the treatment of many people who have reached our waters has been despicable and will, in all probability, be something we as a nation look back on with regret. Especially our treatment of children. http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/-31xg7.html

His sledging?

I think it's 4 overs, which seems an outrageously small sample size being 20% (50 over cricket requires 20 overs if I recall correctly - which is 40%).

I think 4 overs is the minimum. Is rain around?

Yet nothing similar can be drawn from the many deaths caused by muslims in the Middle East I assume...