Daddy's Home

Do I sense an Australian Father of the Year award on the horizon for Mr Cricket?

Retirement Means...

... never having to train again.

In Mr Cricket's case I can't help thinking he will even miss the hard yards.

Slightly Off Balance

I bet nobody was more pleased with the deeds of Clarke and Hussey than the old Punter.

Steady On Huss

It's only a wicket mate.

It is true that Bravo was a key wicket but it wasn't as if the Western Alliance was at stake, although God knows it is shaky.

A Little Bit Of Body Language

It is never hard to tell who is winning in a game of cricket. The posture tends to tell the story without having to look at the scoreboard.

The Middle Order

The Snick Not Heard Around The World

How Van Gough might have viewed Ed Cowan's dodgy dismissal on Boxing Day.

If you want even more angst and anger concerning the DRS and it's absence,  go no further than JRod's and We'll Have A Bowl's latest posts.

But Does It?

"Aging Cricketer Chases Pussy" is the best I can come up with. What have you got?

Double Hundred

Be it your first (Shaun Marsh) or your "god knows how many"th (Michael Hussey)  the pleasure of scoring a test century doesn't seem to diminish any. It's all about bats, helmets and smiles.

Hot Work

Galle is not the place to go to be cool, or look cool. The Huss is seen here showing signs of heat exhaustion and extreme fashion dysfunction.

Day Three

A Good Day's Work

Brothers In Arms

A touching Akmal brothers moment, and very well they did. What they couldn't account for was the mighty Mr Cricket who added yet another capture to Aussie cricket folklore.

One, Two, Oops

The gut wrenching new dance step called The Leave. Seems a little odd that with all the T20 being played, where you have to put bat on every ball, there is now a mania for leaving the ball on the off stump. Still, it does help to get a result inside of four days.

Another Man Love Moment

A group of happy Aussie cricketers form the traditional "beast of many legs".
Ponting got runs, Siddle took wickets, we can only assume Hussey is hoping something will rub off.