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Union Campaign Calls on English Team to Avoid Karachi Pearl Continental Hotel

Submitted by rickeyre on October 8, 2005 - 3:07pm

It was a difficult enough decision for the ECB to agree to permit their touring team to stay in Karachi during England's coming tour. But now they're being asked to show solidarity with staff of the Karachi Pearl Continental by boycotting that hotel during their time in the city.

According to the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF):

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Super Series Game 1

Submitted by rickeyre on October 6, 2005 - 4:15am

I expected that ticket sales would be paltry for the Johnnie Walker Super Series, but I am watching the telecast of the toss in first game at the Telstra Dome, and the stadium looks almost deserted!

Granted that many people will turn up after work, but those stands are almost empty.

An amusing irony to the opening of Channel Nine's telecast today if you recall Mark Nicholas' fond farewell to Richie Benaud on Channel 4's coverage from The Oval just 23 days ago. Lo and behold, there's Mark and Richie on the box again. As if there was any surprise about that.

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Pakistani and Indian teams appointed UN spokespersons for IYSPE

Submitted by rickeyre on October 4, 2005 - 3:00pm

The following media release from the United Nations last Friday:

Pakistan and India national cricket teams appointed United Nations Spokespersons for the International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE 2005)

The national cricket teams of Pakistan and India are appointed Spokespersons for the International Year of Sport and Physical Education (IYSPE 2005) in recognition of the outstanding example both teams have set in overcoming regional tension and encouraging peaceful relations.

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Festival of Cricket

Submitted by rickeyre on October 2, 2005 - 3:32am

The Bradman Museum at Bowral is host to a two-day exposition this weekend entitled the Festival of Cricket.

I won't be there, but it looks like a fun two days for everyone, without a single game of cricket being played! ABC Local Radio is broadcasting live from the Festival of Cricket this afternoon (Saturday), you can listen live online by accessing the realaudio stream here. As I speak, they're interviewing Bill Brown.

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Warnie's return to Oz

Submitted by rickeyre on September 30, 2005 - 1:43pm

Thank goodness for the wellbeing of the Australian media that Shane Warne is back on our shores. After all, Aussie politics has been so darn boring over the last couple of weeks...

Warne, who unlike his Hampshire team-mate Kevin Pietersen is a respectable father of three, flew back into Melbourne early this morning. Here's a three-minute MP3 report on Warne's press conference at Tullamarine Airport from the ABC's AM program (the first few seconds sound like the product of sloppy editing).

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Ganguly 0, Chappell 0, and no penalty shootout

Submitted by rickeyre on September 28, 2005 - 1:35pm

It's the feud so big that Australia's home of cricket, SBS Television, made it the subject of their daily poll on tonight's sports news program. And it reached the only probable conclusion in Mumbai this afternoon. A huge rug has been dragged out, and thrown on top of the whole mess. It must look a real sight in the foyer at Maison de BCCI, as well as being a candidate for the World's Lumpiest Carpet.

Saurav Ganguly and Greg Chappell have kissed, made up, and are now living happily ever after. Till the next time.

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