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Happy sports news #1: Nine wickets (at an average of less than 10) to Stuart Clark (on debut at 30) guide Australia to victory in the First Test against South Africa.

Happy sports news #2: Williams, the most English of Formula One teams, claims the second row of the grid for today’s Malaysian Grand Prix using Cosworth engines developed at a fraction of the cost of their Ferrari/BMW/Toyota/Honda/Mercedes rivals. Nico Rosberg, in only his second GP, qualified a brilliant third; Australian Mark Webber will start fourth.

Happy sports news #3: Adelaide lost the NAB Cup! Full report demanded from Scott Wickstein.

Posted by Tim B. on 03/18/2006 at 10:40 AM

  1. Since you posted this, we’ve lost three quick wickets. Top shelf Mozz!

    Posted by Scott W on 2006 03 18 at 10:44 AM • permalink

  2. Tim Blair, the Murray Walker of cricket?

    Posted by Rob Read on 2006 03 18 at 11:03 AM • permalink

  3. I was too busy watching the cricket to watch a pre-season warm up game. Thanks to the magic of Fox Footy Channel, I’ll watch it tomorrow or Monday or something. :P

    The main thing is of course that we beat Collingwood in round 1.

    Posted by Scott W on 2006 03 18 at 11:47 AM • permalink

  4. Scott,

    You know that never happened. In fact, Adelaide has never beaten Collingwood. Legitimately.

    Posted by Tim B. on 2006 03 18 at 12:04 PM • permalink

  5. Yes that was a very illegitimate 110 point shellacking we gave you in round 21 last year!

    Posted by Scott W on 2006 03 18 at 12:15 PM • permalink

  6. I do not recall the contest to which you refer.

    Posted by Tim B. on 2006 03 18 at 12:16 PM • permalink

  7. Collingwoods been beaten by just about everyone the last few years hasn’t it??  thrashed even!!!!

    WC Eagle fan

    Posted by casanova on 2006 03 18 at 12:20 PM • permalink

  8. Incorrect, Casanova. Collingwood has not lost a game by fair means since its formation. This is a well known fact.

    Posted by Tim B. on 2006 03 18 at 12:54 PM • permalink

  9. My son and I had the pleasure of chatting to Stuart Clark in between his fine-leg duties at the WACA recently (we were the only spectators in cooee).  A genuinely nice bloke.  With that smooth, economical run-up, he’s got plenty of years left too.

    Posted by slammer on 2006 03 18 at 12:56 PM • permalink

  10. Oh, and congratulations to Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 18 at 02:01 PM • permalink

  11. Tim Blair — Are there two gigantic crossed sabers in front of the Collingwood pitch?  I’m just askin’...

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 03 18 at 03:48 PM • permalink

  12. #11 dick mcenroe

    Cultural/sporting note.  Cricket has pitches (the 22’ strip where the ball is bowled down - the arena is called a cricket ground, as in Melbourne Cricket Ground).  Footy also has a ‘ground’, not a pitch. 

    The exception happens to be Collingwood, which doesn’t so much have a footy ground as a shrine.

    And we woz robbed in the Baseball Classic, and don’t you deny it.

    Posted by Stop Continental Drift! on 2006 03 18 at 05:28 PM • permalink

  13. I hope Leigh “Will Never See Success at Geelong” Colbert was watching last night, on the ground where he was robbed of that mark. (Apparently victory doesn’t cure bitterness, or not for long.)

    Posted by Andrew R on 2006 03 18 at 06:14 PM • permalink

  14. Oh pitch, ground whatever.  Who watches croquet anyway.  Just kidding.  Incoming!

    If Tim B wants to woof at any team for cost v result go after Toyota.  Could have taken two 4Runners off the lot and saved themselves all thoses bucks.

    Ferrari would be better if they were fielding two cars this season.  Massa will be in Pout of his league all year.

    Posted by yojimbo on 2006 03 18 at 07:08 PM • permalink

  15. "Happy sports news #3: Adelaide lost the NAB Cup!”
    Wash your mouth out, Tim.  Geelong had all the luck in the world, including a near 9 pointer bouncing off the post back into play.
    I’ll stop reading you if you go on like this.

    Posted by Barrie on 2006 03 18 at 10:55 PM • permalink

  16. Tim has many fine qualities, but his choice of football team isn’t one of them.

    No one is perfect, after all.

    Posted by Scott W on 2006 03 19 at 03:45 AM • permalink

  17. Not so good for the Cosgrove team. Rosbergs engine blew up and Webber had a hydraulics problem.

    Posted by Jono on 2006 03 19 at 09:38 PM • permalink

  18. Not quite on point but isn’t New Zealand a member of the Commonwealth?  How come they’re not competing in the Games?

    Posted by Mikie Slats on 2006 03 20 at 09:41 PM • permalink

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