Why I want India to win the next Test
I don’t really care about the outcome of the third test between India and Australia, but it would be nice if India won. Here’s some reasons why: 1. It would make the 4th test 500 times more exciting 2. It would shut James Pattinson up for 5 minutes 3. It would shut Ian Healy up [...]
Black Caps beat Australia, I win $35
I don’t think a $5 bet has ever meant so much to a human being before. It’s not the fact I get some money, that’s happened once or twice. It’s not the fact that we hadn’t beaten Australia in a test in farkin ages, but that certainly added to it. There’s lots to it. I’ll [...]
“We’re not here for a haircut” – Black Caps to win test series against Australia 1-0
A headline like the following was bound to come sometime soon – ‘Martin Devlin: The Black Caps can’t win’. The thing is, Martin Devlin is pretty onto it with his reasoning. New Zealand’s bowling line up is pretty shit and even though our top 6 looks quite good (for us), history will show that when [...]
Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammed Asif jailed for match-fixing
I haven’t read a better summary of the match fixing trial than this piece by, unsurprisingly, Peter Roebuck, in his column for the Sydney Morning Herald. Never forget that at the time of his criminal activities Salman Butt was captaining his country. Never forget that he was at the pinnacle of his career and at [...]
2011 Rugby World Cup Final Preview
The All Blacks were tremendous on the weekend, but it amazes me that so many people are completely writing off the French for this weekend’s final. Sure the AB’s should and probably will win, but upsets in major sporting events are not a new phenomenon. Let alone rugby games between New Zealand and France! So [...]
Happy Birthday Pal
I have a friend called Benny and today is his birthday. Benny is quite possibly the most generous and thoughtful person I know. And he’s a great gift giver. He also occasionally emails me photos of his poo and although that’s not really relevant to this, it’s definitely worth sharing. Like most truly generous people [...]