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Dreamer, you stupid little dreamer, so now you put your head in your hands oh no!

Submitted by rickeyre on November 8, 2005 - 5:22pm

November 6, 2005: Australia defeats the West Indies by 379 runs to win the First Test at The Gabba. Now let's go back thirty years.

November 1975. Quite a month. Indonesia invaded Portuguese Timor. Morocco invaded Western Sahara. Even in Australia, a democratically-elected government was overthrown. Yes, quite a month. Supertramp invaded my brain, staying in control until after Christmas when they were flushed out by the arrival of the Queen's most potent weapon, Bohemian Rhapsody.

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What is cricket doing for the earthquake victims?

Submitted by rickeyre on October 28, 2005 - 3:44pm

The reports of the devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake are very distressing, and we may not yet know the full extent of the tragedy. At this stage at least 54000 people have died in Pakistan and 1400 in Indian-administered Kashmir. But there is a monumental humanitarian crisis unfolding, with about three million people homeless, many in remote locations, and winter approaching rapidly.

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Steve Waugh on ABC radio... twice!

Submitted by rickeyre on October 26, 2005 - 6:04am

"It really is a heavy book. It'll break your shoulder."

- Margaret Throsby on "Out Of My Comfort Zone" by Steve Waugh, ABC Classic FM, 25.10.05

Christmas is coming, and that means another book from Steve Waugh. Retirement from the game may well mean no more diaries, so this year we get his autobiography. That, of course, means hitting the media trail. Two interviews that he gave to ABC Radio this morning are both online.

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Earthquake relief

Submitted by rickeyre on October 14, 2005 - 12:38pm

It was heartening to hear Ehsan Mani announce at the awards night on Tuesday that the ICC had decided to donate $US 500,000 to the Red Cross to assist in relief for victims of Saturday's devastating earthquake in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. There was also a moment's silence observed during the evening's function in respect for those affected by the disaster.

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ICC pays tribute to Maxwell Smart at awards night

Submitted by rickeyre on October 12, 2005 - 2:36pm

The ICC paid a fitting tribute to the memory of the late Don Adams in their announcement of the 2005 ICC Player of the Year in Sydney last night.

For the first time in the two-year history of the awards, the Gold Sobie was shared by Jacques Kallis and Andrew Flintoff. The two all-rounders each polled 86 points in the player of the year voting, thus equalling the number allocated to CONTROL agent Maxwell Smart, so lovingly portrayed by Adams, who died on September 25.

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