Random thoughts and observations
I attended Test cricket this week to see Australia play India at Adelaide Oval. It was my first time at a game since October 2005 when Australia played the ICC World XI at the SCG.
As far as I know, that game is considered a Test for statistical purposes.
Australia won by 210 runs, with Matt Hayden scoring 111 in the first innings and 77 in the second, while Stuart MacGill snared nine wickets.
I received a letter from the Electoral Commission of South Australia on Friday, reminding me that voting on March 20 is compulsory and letting me know where to vote. According to the commission’s website, the letter is meant to be sent from Monday, March 15 to all electors. A total of 1,092,762 South Australians are [...]
No disrespect to these babes, but why would they want to associate their bodies with greyhound racing? I’ve got nothing against the dish lickers. It’s a legitimate industry; it keeps people employed, dogs fit and trainers busy. It needs to be marketed, but bikini girls?
I rather like the new advertisement for Victoria Bitter, which I saw on Thursday night for the first time on SBS during The Ashes coverage. It’s very funny in an understated, ironic kind of way. The marketing pitch for The Regulars is to present VB as a drink for anyone, whereas previously it was promoted [...]
Australian minds turn to cricket on Christmas Day. The Boxing Day Test is a highlight on the national sporting calendar, along with the Melbourne Cup and the AFL/NRL grand finals. Browsing YouTube tonight I came across the original video of C’mon Aussie C’mon from the 1970s. Cricket in that era went from an amateur sport [...]
