Yawn
Australia win another ODI cricket series. Yawn.
To be fair, they played some good cricket towards the end and any team that can get 360+ after being 3 wickets down for 10 like they were on Sunday deserves some respect and admiration. I've got a little burnt trying to get them beat in the last 2 games but have ended on the right side overall and has helped push the Sydney test near the back of the mind. I would like to get rid of this red figure in my P/L column though - I have a wedding to pay for!!!
The West Indies have arrived and kick off with a hit and giggle (i.e. a 20/20) tomorrow night - will be watching, but not betting. I can't get too enthused about this - I expect NZ to dominate the ODI's and will be at too short prices, but there may be value later on in the tests where I think WI will be more competitive than people are expecting.
I'll update Super 14 on Fridays - I watched most of the games last weekend and there was a hell of a lot of rust on display, so not much can be read into them. Despite their loss, I was impressed with the Blues - their first half against the Canes was superb and they lost the match in the second half thanks to a forward pass, then Nonu running past Devine who was still in Disneyland after smacking his head on the turf. The Bulls also impressed me; the first half of their game against the Cheetahs was trench warfare which despite missing some of their leaders they weathered and left the Cheetahs resorting to an unnatural kicking game which was not going to win them the match. They won the Currie Cup throwing the ball around, yet here decided to play forceback in the second half, and came second. Don't understand the tactics, but the Cheetahs showed enough that they will probably be the second-best SAF side in the comp and no easy-beats. And the Crusaders? Yawn.
Another jackpot on offer at Hong Kong tonight so back to the videos I go. Check here on Friday for the weekend rugby tips.
To be fair, they played some good cricket towards the end and any team that can get 360+ after being 3 wickets down for 10 like they were on Sunday deserves some respect and admiration. I've got a little burnt trying to get them beat in the last 2 games but have ended on the right side overall and has helped push the Sydney test near the back of the mind. I would like to get rid of this red figure in my P/L column though - I have a wedding to pay for!!!
The West Indies have arrived and kick off with a hit and giggle (i.e. a 20/20) tomorrow night - will be watching, but not betting. I can't get too enthused about this - I expect NZ to dominate the ODI's and will be at too short prices, but there may be value later on in the tests where I think WI will be more competitive than people are expecting.
I'll update Super 14 on Fridays - I watched most of the games last weekend and there was a hell of a lot of rust on display, so not much can be read into them. Despite their loss, I was impressed with the Blues - their first half against the Canes was superb and they lost the match in the second half thanks to a forward pass, then Nonu running past Devine who was still in Disneyland after smacking his head on the turf. The Bulls also impressed me; the first half of their game against the Cheetahs was trench warfare which despite missing some of their leaders they weathered and left the Cheetahs resorting to an unnatural kicking game which was not going to win them the match. They won the Currie Cup throwing the ball around, yet here decided to play forceback in the second half, and came second. Don't understand the tactics, but the Cheetahs showed enough that they will probably be the second-best SAF side in the comp and no easy-beats. And the Crusaders? Yawn.
Another jackpot on offer at Hong Kong tonight so back to the videos I go. Check here on Friday for the weekend rugby tips.
posted by Rob Crawford at 7:37 AM
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