The Super XIV starts tonight.
What sort of name is that?
The rugby is far from "super" and in the real world we use 14.
For this reason, along with the fact that it is cricket season I'll give the rugby a miss until April at the earliest.
I was pleased to note a recent poll in one of the dailies suggested the majority will do the same.
One thing I must do though, before the season starts is predict a top two placing for the Perth based Force, solely on the basis that rugby writers in both NZ and Oz have rubbished the team.
Meanwhile I hope the fifth Chapple/Hadlee ODI is not washed out tonight.
A result could mean one of two rather inept captains is seen for what they are, which can only be good for cricket.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Save the Species?
I've been reading quite a lot recently on Darwin and his proving the theory of evolution.
Been reading and hearing a lot about the Greenpeace pirates as well and their disgraceful antics in the Southern Oceans.
Add to that the bullshit happening on the West Coast where a rather large, well spread, population of native snails are creating large sums for a few and costing large sums for many, fishing bans off the East Coast of middle NZ because a few dolphins are named differently from those of the same species found further south in the Canterbury bight.
What I have trouble understanding is that many proponents of the first are among the group causing problems with the second.
They accept evolution with it's survival of the fittest and adapt or die philosophy but fail to recognise that the snails, dolphins, whales, cats, birds, insects, plants etc. they are trying to save are simply failing to adapt, failing to survive because they are no longer the fittest.
What an amazing world we could have if these people, part of the highest form of animal life on this plant (just at times but part of), put their energy instead to bettering the species who are surviving, who are adapting naturally.
Been reading and hearing a lot about the Greenpeace pirates as well and their disgraceful antics in the Southern Oceans.
Add to that the bullshit happening on the West Coast where a rather large, well spread, population of native snails are creating large sums for a few and costing large sums for many, fishing bans off the East Coast of middle NZ because a few dolphins are named differently from those of the same species found further south in the Canterbury bight.
What I have trouble understanding is that many proponents of the first are among the group causing problems with the second.
They accept evolution with it's survival of the fittest and adapt or die philosophy but fail to recognise that the snails, dolphins, whales, cats, birds, insects, plants etc. they are trying to save are simply failing to adapt, failing to survive because they are no longer the fittest.
What an amazing world we could have if these people, part of the highest form of animal life on this plant (just at times but part of), put their energy instead to bettering the species who are surviving, who are adapting naturally.
Oz fires
Nothing really to say about these except to offer sympathy to those affected and hope the Ockers now see the dangers of living amongst uncontrolled bush.
I wonder how many of the green scum who did their best to prevent clearing for fire breaks etc. are among the dead.
All I hope.
I wonder how many of the green scum who did their best to prevent clearing for fire breaks etc. are among the dead.
All I hope.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
All out 51. FANTASTIC!
This piece of outstanding literature should be retained for posterity.
2.1 Taylor to Cook, OUT, got him! No, dropped him - has he? He's taken it at the second attempt! An excellent, probing delivery by Taylor to which Cook drives loosely at, the ball flying low to Devon Smith at second slip. He scooped it, shelled it, and crouched forward to take it at the second attempt
AN Cook c Smith b Taylor 0 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 1/1 AJ Strauss 1* (7b) JE Taylor 1.1-0-1-1
9.4 Benn to Bell, OUT, got him! Benn's done it for West Indies! A bit too wide to be playing the cut, particularly with silly point in place - and especially as lunch was only two balls away. Bell went back, the ball took the inside edge of his cut-stroke and Ramdin took a fine catch
IR Bell c wicketkeeperRamdin b Benn 4 (24m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.18
England 11/2 AJ Strauss 5* (31b) SJ Benn 2.4-0-2-1
10.1 Taylor to Pietersen, OUT, absolutely stunning delivery! Full, fast, straight, late outswing, and Pietersen's off stump cartwheels into the middle distance!
KP Pietersen b Taylor 1 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
England 12/3 AJ Strauss 5* (31b) JE Taylor 3.1-0-7-2
16.2 Taylor to Strauss, OUT, that's what happens when you can't get the board moving! A beautiful line across the left-hander, demanding a response, and the thinnest of grazes flies through to Ramdin!
AJ Strauss c wicketkeeperRamdin b Taylor 9 (69m 50b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.00
England 20/4 PD Collingwood 1* (19b) JE Taylor 6.2-2-8-3
18.1 Taylor to Collingwood, OUT, good grief, what's happened there? Collingwood doesn't have a clue, he's haring up and down the pitch, running two runs for an inside-edge. But, and it's a rather monstrous but, that inside-edge has flicked his leg stump! The tell-tale bail is sat grinning on the ground, and England are in absolute, total, and unbelievably comprehensive disarray!
PD Collingwood b Taylor 1 (35m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.00
England 23/5 A Flintoff 3* (10b) JE Taylor 7.1-2-11-4
18.5 Taylor to Prior, OUT, five for Taylor, in the blink of an eye! A beautiful slower-ball offcutter, pings through the gate, and well blow me down, this could be over tonight!
MJ Prior b Taylor 0 (2m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 23/6 A Flintoff 3* (10b) JE Taylor 7.5-2-11-5
19.6 Benn to Broad, OUT, gone! Un-be-lievable! Slightly back of a length, turning off the track, met with a full face, and clipped straight into Xavier Marshall's hands at short leg!
SCJ Broad c Marshall b Benn 0 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 26/7 A Flintoff 6* (15b) SJ Benn 8-1-11-2
31.5 Benn to Sidebottom, OUT, Sidebottom is rapped on the pads and up goes Rudi's finger. But Sidebottom is referring it. Now then. Daryl Harper will have to find a specific error with the on-field umpire's original (out) decision, and replays are indicating that it would've gone onto hit the stumps. After a short delay, Rudi raises his finger for the second time and Sidebottom is furious...
RJ Sidebottom lbw b Benn 6 (51m 43b 0x4 0x6) SR: 13.95
England 50/8 A Flintoff 24* (43b 3x4) SJ Benn 13.5-2-31-3
32.3 Edwards to Flintoff, OUT, BOWLED HIM! Well, you have to say it was almost inevitable. Flintoff was lining himself up to carve Edwards either inside out over point, or over midwicket. He tried to go over midwicket and was bowled by a decent, fast, full delivery
A Flintoff b Edwards 24 (78m 47b 3x4 0x6) SR: 51.06
England 51/9 SJ Harmison 0* (1b) FH Edwards 0.3-0-1-1
33.2 Benn to Harmison, OUT, bowled him! He went for a sweep and dragged it on - and West Indies record a quite brilliant victory
SJ Harmison b Benn 0 (10m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 51/10 MS Panesar 0* (3b) SJ Benn 14.2-2-31-4
This (batting) team are going to be playing Australia mid year.
Will they be playing for NZ's current position in the test rankings by then?
2.1 Taylor to Cook, OUT, got him! No, dropped him - has he? He's taken it at the second attempt! An excellent, probing delivery by Taylor to which Cook drives loosely at, the ball flying low to Devon Smith at second slip. He scooped it, shelled it, and crouched forward to take it at the second attempt
AN Cook c Smith b Taylor 0 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 1/1 AJ Strauss 1* (7b) JE Taylor 1.1-0-1-1
9.4 Benn to Bell, OUT, got him! Benn's done it for West Indies! A bit too wide to be playing the cut, particularly with silly point in place - and especially as lunch was only two balls away. Bell went back, the ball took the inside edge of his cut-stroke and Ramdin took a fine catch
IR Bell c wicketkeeperRamdin b Benn 4 (24m 22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.18
England 11/2 AJ Strauss 5* (31b) SJ Benn 2.4-0-2-1
10.1 Taylor to Pietersen, OUT, absolutely stunning delivery! Full, fast, straight, late outswing, and Pietersen's off stump cartwheels into the middle distance!
KP Pietersen b Taylor 1 (3m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
England 12/3 AJ Strauss 5* (31b) JE Taylor 3.1-0-7-2
16.2 Taylor to Strauss, OUT, that's what happens when you can't get the board moving! A beautiful line across the left-hander, demanding a response, and the thinnest of grazes flies through to Ramdin!
AJ Strauss c wicketkeeperRamdin b Taylor 9 (69m 50b 0x4 0x6) SR: 18.00
England 20/4 PD Collingwood 1* (19b) JE Taylor 6.2-2-8-3
18.1 Taylor to Collingwood, OUT, good grief, what's happened there? Collingwood doesn't have a clue, he's haring up and down the pitch, running two runs for an inside-edge. But, and it's a rather monstrous but, that inside-edge has flicked his leg stump! The tell-tale bail is sat grinning on the ground, and England are in absolute, total, and unbelievably comprehensive disarray!
PD Collingwood b Taylor 1 (35m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.00
England 23/5 A Flintoff 3* (10b) JE Taylor 7.1-2-11-4
18.5 Taylor to Prior, OUT, five for Taylor, in the blink of an eye! A beautiful slower-ball offcutter, pings through the gate, and well blow me down, this could be over tonight!
MJ Prior b Taylor 0 (2m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 23/6 A Flintoff 3* (10b) JE Taylor 7.5-2-11-5
19.6 Benn to Broad, OUT, gone! Un-be-lievable! Slightly back of a length, turning off the track, met with a full face, and clipped straight into Xavier Marshall's hands at short leg!
SCJ Broad c Marshall b Benn 0 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 26/7 A Flintoff 6* (15b) SJ Benn 8-1-11-2
31.5 Benn to Sidebottom, OUT, Sidebottom is rapped on the pads and up goes Rudi's finger. But Sidebottom is referring it. Now then. Daryl Harper will have to find a specific error with the on-field umpire's original (out) decision, and replays are indicating that it would've gone onto hit the stumps. After a short delay, Rudi raises his finger for the second time and Sidebottom is furious...
RJ Sidebottom lbw b Benn 6 (51m 43b 0x4 0x6) SR: 13.95
England 50/8 A Flintoff 24* (43b 3x4) SJ Benn 13.5-2-31-3
32.3 Edwards to Flintoff, OUT, BOWLED HIM! Well, you have to say it was almost inevitable. Flintoff was lining himself up to carve Edwards either inside out over point, or over midwicket. He tried to go over midwicket and was bowled by a decent, fast, full delivery
A Flintoff b Edwards 24 (78m 47b 3x4 0x6) SR: 51.06
England 51/9 SJ Harmison 0* (1b) FH Edwards 0.3-0-1-1
33.2 Benn to Harmison, OUT, bowled him! He went for a sweep and dragged it on - and West Indies record a quite brilliant victory
SJ Harmison b Benn 0 (10m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
England 51/10 MS Panesar 0* (3b) SJ Benn 14.2-2-31-4
This (batting) team are going to be playing Australia mid year.
Will they be playing for NZ's current position in the test rankings by then?
Monday, February 2, 2009
Whoops
This coloured fellow who's been in the news a lot lately.
You know the American Chappie.
Osama? Sadam? Obama? Anyway, something like that - got a lot of "a"s in it.
The new saviour.
He does say some strange and wrong things doesn't he.
Why just today he was reported as predicting more bank closures.
The other day he was calling for belt tightening.
Surely someone in his position should be promoting confidence in the economy, trying to get people to continue sensible spending and assist the economy to keep ticking over.
That is what all these interest rate cuts, tax cuts and bail-outs are designed to do.
Those reported statements will do exactly the opposite.
People will take their increases and put the money under the mattress or bury it in the back yard.
I do hope his opening the presidency up to foreign born people will not be the only good thing he does before Mr Schwarzenegger gets voted in in four years time.
You know the American Chappie.
Osama? Sadam? Obama? Anyway, something like that - got a lot of "a"s in it.
The new saviour.
He does say some strange and wrong things doesn't he.
Why just today he was reported as predicting more bank closures.
The other day he was calling for belt tightening.
Surely someone in his position should be promoting confidence in the economy, trying to get people to continue sensible spending and assist the economy to keep ticking over.
That is what all these interest rate cuts, tax cuts and bail-outs are designed to do.
Those reported statements will do exactly the opposite.
People will take their increases and put the money under the mattress or bury it in the back yard.
I do hope his opening the presidency up to foreign born people will not be the only good thing he does before Mr Schwarzenegger gets voted in in four years time.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Yet another disappointment
Had the chance to chat with Green MP Russell Norman today.
Not often I feel sorry for halfwitted Green voters but today was one such occaision.
The bastard comes across as embarrassed to be a Green MP.
Possibly a defence mechanism, it certainly saved him from getting an earfull from me but hell, if he's ashamed of what he is he shouldn't bloody be there.
NZ needs MPs of all persuasions who are strong and committed, wimps like this joker are a complete waste of time.
The worst thing is that the Green movement has merit but in NZ it is represented by bloody no-hopers like this fellow or communist do-what-I-say-not-what-I-do scum and meanwhile the rivers continue to dry up thanks to dry-land dairy butchery.
Not often I feel sorry for halfwitted Green voters but today was one such occaision.
The bastard comes across as embarrassed to be a Green MP.
Possibly a defence mechanism, it certainly saved him from getting an earfull from me but hell, if he's ashamed of what he is he shouldn't bloody be there.
NZ needs MPs of all persuasions who are strong and committed, wimps like this joker are a complete waste of time.
The worst thing is that the Green movement has merit but in NZ it is represented by bloody no-hopers like this fellow or communist do-what-I-say-not-what-I-do scum and meanwhile the rivers continue to dry up thanks to dry-land dairy butchery.
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