Minnows or Heroes?

What the hell is going on in Bangladesh right at the moment?

Bangladesh win the toss and elect to bat, fairenough too!
The footpath outside our house growing up as a kid wasnt as good a batting wicket as this one.


Shahriar Nafees plundered the Aussie "pop gun" attack for a well made 138.
pic from baggygreen.com.au

The wicket plays flat and even, and the Aussie attack gets taken to the sword,
They amass 427, more than South Africa made in 2 innings in any test this year.
eventually the TIGERS are all out and Australia come into bat.

Have the Bangladesh ground staff not heard of a heavy roller?

The Pitch has turned into a mine field, the little medium pace Bangladesh bowlers are running in and the ball isn't bouncing any higher than the ankles, i have never in my life (and ive watched a shit load of cricket) seen a wicket go to the shit in 15 minutes.

Sucked in to the Australian cricket team anyway, I hope they get beat by an innings and then they might learn to have some respect for other countries not as wealthy and as advanced as ours.
Ricky Ponting's mouthing off before the test series was pathetic, whether or not Bangladesh deserve test status isnt upto you to decide oh high and mighty one.
Oh and PS Ricky the LBW was plumb, You have nothing to go crook about, Same goes for you Matthew Hayden PLUMB!
In future take it like men instead of winging and crying like little girls!!


Ive never been out LBW! or at all actually!

Wrestlemania XXII

Monday 3rd came, and it was up early to get the youngster off to school,
and then into the city to pick up JB at 9 oclock.
Then it was home via purity to settle in for WRESTLEMANIA XXII, a few beers and generally a good day.

We arrived home at 9:45am carton under one arm and way too much food in the other.
We thought we were doing well, according to the Austar ad's all month we had 15 minutes to kill before the start, I flicked on the TV and said to JB "Better make sure Austar have got the main event on (Austars pay per view channel)" imagine my horror as I turn the channel over and see Edge being interviewed............OH NO AUSTAR SCREWED US.

Wrestlemania started at 9am not 10 as we thought.

Run to the toilet, Past the fridge, grab a beer, grab some snacks, adjust the cushions on the couch and im ready, just in time for the United States Championship Match.

1. Chris Benoit v JBL (United States Championship)
Match was a little boring for mine, Benoit being his usual mad self nailing JBL with german suplexs, a tribute to the late great Eddie Guerrero with the "Three Amigos", Benoit even hit JBL with the flying headbutt off the top rope.
Benoit locked in the Crippler Crossface and everyone awaited for JBL to tap out, In the only surprise of the whole show JBL rolled over and managed to get Benoit on his back,shoulders down, Holding onto the ropes he managed to get the 3 count and be declared new champion.


2. Edge v (Hardcore Legend) Mick Foley
Typical hardcore match, chairs, barbwire baseball bats, garbage cans, street signs and all the usuals. Mick foley decided to change it up and produced the thumbtacks which Edge got slammed into back first. Edge won the match by setting a table on fire and slamming Foley through it denying Mick that one special Wrestlemania moment his career never had.

3. Bogeyman v Booker T (with wife Sharmell)
The Bogeyman entered the arena Booker T tried to look scared (lucky he isnt a high paid actor is all i can say). Booker T managed to get a Bookend in on the Bogeyman but the freak powered out, The Bogeyman then stuffed some worms in his mouth, kissed Sharmell sent her running and then chokebombed the HELL out of Booker T for the win.

4. Trish Stratus V Micky James
Mickey James is a Psycho who has a lesbian crush on Trish.
The Match was once again boring.
Mickey James got the Win with a chick kick to Trish's head but only after she tried for the Stratusfaction and slipped off the rope, looked really messy.

5. Undertaker v Mark Henry
What was Mark Henry thinking? No body beats the dead man at Wrestlemania, he was 13-0 coming into the event. So the match went to script Mark Henry cops a Last Ride and a Tombstone in the one match and gets his fat arse pushed into the casket.

6. HBK v Vincent Kennedy Mcmahon
Dearie Me, Vince give it up, Sit at home and make your millions, not one person wants to see your old steroided body anymore. HBK excellent work on kicking that old pricks arse.
HBK hit Vince with a ladder, then gave him a flying elbow off the biggest ladder i have ever seen, sending Vince through a table, then amazingly when Vince got up HBK superkicked his head off 1.......2.......3

7. Triple Threat match... Mysterio v Angle v Orton
Not even going to comment,
Angle could beat them both easily, Sentimental Victory for Rey Mysterio after pinning Randy Orton. 619 followed by west coast pop hurricanrana pin and that one is over. Rey mysterio weighing about 165 pounds soaking wet beats 2 brutal machines.

8. Playboy Pillow Fight... Candice Michelle V Torrie Wilson
Chicks in Lingerie wrestling, Vince Mcmahons way to get his dirty old perverted mates to watch wrestlemania. Think i spotted a bare nipple, Torrie Wilson won.....enough said.

9. WWE Championship John Cena V HHH
Once Again there was no need to watch the match, the result was never going to be anything different.
John Cena who has more than out stayed his welcome as WWE champ defeated "The Game" HHH. He locked in a submission move that my 4 year old would kick out of called the STFU and HHH tapped out. The champ is still here, GIVE ME A BREAK.


The Day was priceless, had a great day with JB and the good news was nobody fell over when it was time to go home, But the Wrestlemania was a let down, about time the WWE had a rethink and listened to the fans.

Of course wrestling is real!!

Footys On, Footys Here Again

Back to treat me like an old friend!

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The start of the long awaited AFL season is upon us, and boy am I excited.
I am over any cricket going on in the world as are the Australian batsmen apparently, losing wickets at a rapid rate, a rate only surpassed by the rate at which runs were scored. but enough of that.

Its footy time and from the 5 games ive seen so far it seems to me like this is just an extension of the 2005 season.

West coast unbeatable at home - St kilda playing 3 quarters a game.

Richmond Bloody hopeless - Doggies continuing on the big roll they ended 05 on.

Geelong Sloppy, but brutal and unbeatable at home - Brisbane Old, slow and injured.

Port Adelaide losing games they should win, winning games they shouldnt - Kangas surprising everybody including themselves.

There is one exception and one I couldnt be happier about, Essendon accounted for sydney last night, Im not an Essendon fan, I just hate Sydney and there mundane boring style of play.

Sydneys brand of football reminds me of when I used to play in the little league as a 7 year old. There would be 15 on the field from each team back in those days.
You would play without 3 onballers, your centreman was your ruckman and you had 2 wingers, it didnt matter though cause all 30 players on the field were onballers, everybody chasing the ball up and down looking for a kick.

Throughout the telecast last night the camera would show sydneys forward line and it would be empty from the middle of the ground down, all 18 players in the back half "flooding" the oppositions forward line, (pretty much like a soccer game) however last night it didnt work and I just hope and pray it is a sign that AFL coaches are working out how to beat this tactic.

Why I Hate
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A. There style of play is rubbish, boring and bad for football.

B. They pulled a victory out of Nick Davis's huge overpaid arse in the semi when he kicked a goal over his head with 3 seconds to go.

C. There only competitive because the AFL pours so much cash into there pockets.

D. There coach was a Fair to good player in his career not the star he and his ego think he was.

E. There Home ground is a postage stamp, giving them an unfair advantage (less fatigue)

F. Adam Goodes is a very rude Prick


A friend of mine who is a swan fan, bumped into Goodes, Hall, and another player out one night, she asked if she could take there picture? Hall and the other player happily agreed, Mr im to Goodes for everybody refused.
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G. Warwick Capper played for them


A Picture tells a thousand words
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So this year I have two things to barrack for, the success of the Cats and the demise of the Swans.


I hate the Sydney Swans!