
This is a seriously awesome photo. He looks like he's flying! It works as a Superman thing, but if I was any good at PhotoShop I'd edit him in a broomstick. Seeker Potter vs Seeker Hopes. O yeah!
Proud to be invited into the National Library of Australia's PANDORA web archive. But still half-arsed at best.
Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting is to become a dad with wife Rianna confirming she is expecting their first child.
Mrs Ponting confirmed as she walked the red carpet prior to the Allan Border Medal ceremony in Melbourne that she is 14 weeks pregnant.
The 33-year-old master batsman and his wife were married in 2002.
I swear they already have a couple of girls."Before the auction, I don't know if many people anticipated what an issue these massive player payments would become. But when you see how much money is being paid out, I think we have to be very careful to protect the integrity of the game.
"A few days ago, playing for Australia would have been the main goal for just about every young player in the country. Now that might not be the case.
"When you go to your grave, people will remember what you did with your life rather than how much money you made."
I think he's dead right.1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India) $1.74m to Chennai
2. Andrew Symonds (Australia) $1.47m to Hyderabad
3. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) $1.06m to Mumbai
4. Ishant Sharma (India) $1.03m to Kolkata
5. Irfan Pathan (India) $1.01m to Mohali
6. Brett Lee (Australia) $982,000 to Mohali
6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) $982,000 to Bangalore
8. RP Singh (India) $952,745 to Hyderabad
9. Harbhajan Singh (India) $927,000 to Mumbai
10. Chris Gayle (West Indies) $871,000 to Kolkata
10. Robin Uthappa (India) $871,000 to Mumbai
12. Rohit Sharma (India) $817,000 to Hyderabad
13. Gautam Gambhir (India) $789,000 to Delhi
14. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) $764,000 to Kolkata
14. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) $764,000 to Mohali
14. Adam Gilchrist (Australia) $764,000 to Hyderabad
17. David Hussey (Australia) $735,000 to Kolkata
17. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) $735,000 to Hyderabad
17. Jacob Oram (New Zealand) $735,000 to Chennai
17. Albie Morkel (South Africa) $735,000 to Chennai
17. Mohammad Kaif (India) $735,000 to Jaipur
17. Manoj Tiwary (India) $735,000 to Delhi
EDIT: I just noticed in that photograph of Sourav that it looks like he's just stepped out of a Mercedes Benz Kompressor. Nice work if you can get it!
I've read it several times, and still the words are there. Australian cricketers are being auctioned tomorrow. Why wasn't I told? I wonder, if I offer Ricky Ponting $400,000 if he'd spend April with me. I'm about $385,000 short so I guess I'll die wondering on that one.
There are 13 players who've signed up. These are Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Matty Hayden, my fiance Andrew Symonds, Michael and David Hussey, Nathan Bracken, Simon Katich, Cameron White, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer.
Gosh, the way some of those latter ones carried on about retiring and how much cricket meant to them, you have to wonder how thrifty their wives are if they've got no money left and have to sign up for this. Or they just bullshitted to us all about it in the first place and would have continued playing for Australia if their match fees were tripled.
Michael Clarke, Jason Gillespie, Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson have not signed up.
I have to say, inherantly I haven't got a problem with any of them signing up for this, but I'm really proud of Dizzy, Braddles and Mitchy for resisting - assuming their reasons are genuine as they've stated. Clarke we all know just doesn't want to be seen doing anything that might threaten him as heir to the captaincy.
Next, let's see who signs up for the ICL!
Some good ones have come through, but the more the merrier. At this point we think the loser will have to go to a match with a t-shirt proclaiming their love for their least favourite player. And as everyone knows, my least favourite player is Michael Vaughan.
But we'd still like suggestions... if England finish #2 (or #1) in the ICC test rankings by the end of the year, what would you like to see me do?