Whispering_Jack

I missed his name but the English cricket "expert" from The Independent newspaper who was matching wits with Crash Craddock on Summer360 should make interesting viewing if he's invited back. Spent last week bagging the Aussies and might have some explaining to do about the performances of Warner and Johnson.

The No T$ No B$ Thread

BTW ... did anyone notice the number called out by the Bombers when they announced their first pick. It sounded something like ... Selection 26 Essendon: "Player No AOD 9604"

Which corner? There are four of them. The pharmacy, the chicken shop, the bakery and that place on the other corner. Which one is it?

Poms just got on the reality bus?

Anyone see this coming?

The banana fritters are said to be capable of curing the worst cases of forgetfulness.

OK.Let me explain this to you very slowly. If the size of the wager is the amount they're going to be charging to view the show and If the show is actually going free to air ... How much do I owe you?

You don't need to worry about taking money from mates because if you check the terms there's no way I would be paying out anyway. You can foot the bill at Wongs if you like though

I'm willing to bet you that they're actually going to charge subscribers to watch the draft programme.In fact let's make the size of the wager the amount they're going to be charging to view the show.

Perhaps that might be because they are going to charge for viewing? If they do that then I'll seriously consider canceling Foxtel altogether at least until the footy starts again. How can they justify having a dedicated football channel that shows reruns all summer and makes you pay for the one "live" piece of broadcasting in that period of time?

Comes in to bat to a rousing reception and a guard of honour from the Windies.

I think it was initially WYL's suggestion. Anyone know where he is?

To answer the question posed in the OP, Kumar got Chanderpaul out today for 25 in West Indies' paltry 182. India 0-37 with Sachin to come in at second drop in his final test. The way things are going, he'll probably only need to bat once.

Shame on you Redleg for not updating us over the last couple of days on the countdown to the draft.

And though mayest become a Free man.

Didn't we agree 12 months ago that it was going to be at Wong's in Elsternwick?

You should check your dates then.

Fox Footy has telecast the draft in recent years. I remember watching it last year and recall that it was a very ordinary production with the presenters concentrating on a small number of the players drafted, having a limited knowledge of the players on offer and spending too much time talking about themselves and not the draft. Quite frankly, if that's the best Fox Footy can do for the sport which it's supposedly dedicated to, I'd rather listen to SEN which provides a better coverage anyway. BTW, how many days to go until the non telecast?

True but that probably resembles all of us who post here, particularly if he believes he looks anything like the bloke in that picture.

You know by saying that, you're only going to get one possible response.

Are you going to the races tomorrow Redleg? I know you've been looking forward to it.

Admittedly, Aish would be a very outside chance to be available but it might very well depend on who St. Kilda goes for at 3. If the Saints take Billings which is possible, then the following clubs might look at other more preferred players next allowing someone like Aish to slip. Very unlikely but whichever way it falls, we should have a good choice of quality players.

A pity our own AFL doesn't take an example from the NFL which has given SF and Jax the bye after last week's game in London. The bye would come in handy for Melbourne after one of those energy sapping trips to Darwin.

I think it's time for the selectors to show a bit of imagination and give Doolan his chance but somehow, I think they'll remain true to form and go conservative for the first test.