Rogue

My understanding is that there was a three month 'payout'... However, with Spargo acting as CEO for nothing for at least that period of time, it's a non-issue.

From memory, the raffle is for footy department funds.

I think that would have been significantly more work than the current debt demolition site, which looks like it was slapped together pretty quickly.

That's silly. We're going to have a CEO work for free for the next couple of months, so we won't be paying any more than what we'd done if we'd kept McNamee for the next couple of months and not had to pay him out.

In some respects I agree with you, but on balance, I don't think postponing matches is a better option that using D/L. As a contest, it's less than ideal to postpone - for one, the conditions can change markedly from day to day, and they have such a big impact (ie. bowling on an overcast day with soggy outfield, and then batting on a sunny day with quick outfield). I also think it'd be unsatisfying for fans, who are keen to see a result. However, the major issue is logistical - travel itineraries, broadcasting, ground hire, staffing, etc. A bit vague comment. Care to share? I hope Katich gets a run in the Test matches. If he does, he'll need to capitalise. Likewise, Hodge who I think will be finished at that level unless he performs extraordinarily well (in which case he may forestall the end). The bowling will be the more interesting - and potentially painful - aspect, though. I think it'll be a good test for Mitchell Johnson, in particular (ignoring the spinner, likely to be Cullen).

What do you find odd? Given the number of wickets Aus had remaining, if Aus had known it was a 40-over game they could have played more aggressively, thus making a bigger score than 175 (41 overs at 4.28). D/L is generally okay, although the lower the overs get, the more oddities it can throw up.

LBW by Clark, apparently. Geez, Chanderpaul has had a great series.

Certainly some guys mentioned that I'd forgotten about. I'm not sure guys like Charles, Collins, Jackovich, or Shanahan could be called 5 minute wonders though