Comments on FOSSIL FOOLSTypePad2010-12-30T07:48:29ZTony Teahttps://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/2010/12/fossil-fools/comments/atom.xml/m0nty commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0147e1230e98970b2010-12-30T15:25:46Z2010-12-30T15:25:46Zm0ntyhttp://www.fanfooty.com.au/blogThere's a reason Victorians aren't high on that list, the same reason the likes of Jones, Simon O'Donnell and Rodney...<p>There's a reason Victorians aren't high on that list, the same reason the likes of Jones, Simon O'Donnell and Rodney Hogg still mutter darkly: that the anti-Victorian bias in selection has been going on for the last 20 or 30 years, which is precisely the time that Tests have been played far more frequently, such that only two of the top 15 retired before 1980, and you have an also-ran like Blewett ranked higher than the legend that is Ponsford.</p>
<p>Re Nick's link, I note in passing that Fairfax recently moved from Spring Street to a new HQ in Melbourne, and had (from vague memory) previously moved its Sydney operations from Darling St to somewhere about two stones' throw away.</p>Tony commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0148c72c4498970c2010-12-30T14:17:19Z2010-12-30T14:17:19ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/The Centre of Decadence.<p>The Centre of Decadence.</p>Nick commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0148c72c2e42970c2010-12-30T14:00:06Z2010-12-30T14:00:06ZNickAn alternative explanation... http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2010/12/the_explanation.html<p>An alternative explanation...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2010/12/the_explanation.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.samizdata.net/blog/archives/2010/12/the_explanation.html</a></p>The Don has Risen commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0147e12166f4970b2010-12-30T09:15:45Z2010-12-30T09:15:45ZThe Don has RisenWally Edwards was well named. John Bannon? if you are going to put a labour premier on at least put...<p>Wally Edwards was well named.</p>
<p>John Bannon? if you are going to put a labour premier on at least put a decent one. Make it Nifty</p>Tony commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0147e1216399970b2010-12-30T09:12:35Z2010-12-30T09:12:35ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/* bing! bong! * Calling Monty...<p>* bing! bong! *</p>
<p>Calling Monty...</p>Patard commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0147e1215dbf970b2010-12-30T09:07:06Z2010-12-30T09:07:06ZPatardhttp://m4monologue.wordpress.com/I read this last night and was going to link it but...I didn't want to upset the powers that be...<p>I read this last night and was going to link it but...I didn't want to upset the powers that be any further:</p>
<p><i>It is another anachronism of Australian cricket that its headquarters are based in Victoria given its relatively poor ongoing contribution to producing cricketers of quality, particularly batsmen.</p>
<p>Of the top 30 run scorers for Australia, Victoria has just three. Bill Lawry is 16th, Ian Redpath 18th and Dean Jones 26th. The bowling isn't much better despite having Warne at the top.</p>
<p>If the headquarters was based on success or the production of Australian players, it would be firmly in Sydney and if it was about the future it would be with CA's cricket academy in Brisbane.</i></p>
<p>Cough, cough, ummm, er, ah......</p>Big Ramifications commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0148c72aad09970c2010-12-30T08:08:57Z2010-12-30T08:08:57ZBig RamificationsBloody hell how many bloody pollies are in that lot?! You know what they say. If a retired pollie gets...<p>Bloody hell how many bloody pollies are in that lot?!</p>
<p>You know what they say. If a retired pollie gets elected to a board of directors: sell.</p>
<p>And that's out in the corporate world where you think they *might* have half a clue. I betcha they don't know Jack about sport. Toss 'em a cricket ball and they'd be landing 'em off the carpet - Johnny Howard style.</p>
<p>And Tubby and Tardos don't strike me as the brightest of retired players they could have chosen, either.<br />
</p>Tony commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0148c72a9acb970c2010-12-30T07:53:50Z2010-12-30T07:53:50ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/Can't believe the CA board ignored the AGB for ideas, advice, direction and diplomacy, the cvnts.<p>Can't believe the CA board ignored the AGB for ideas, advice, direction and diplomacy, the cvnts.</p>Tony commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0147e1210da2970b2010-12-30T07:52:03Z2010-12-30T07:52:03ZTonyhttp://aftergrogblog.blogs.com/cricket/* wolf whistle *<p>* wolf whistle *</p>2BarRiff commented on 'FOSSIL FOOLS'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341cb34453ef0148c72a97a8970c2010-12-30T07:50:56Z2010-12-30T07:50:56Z2BarRiffhttp://www.cricket.com.au/board-directors Whoa, steady ladies ...<p><a href="http://www.cricket.com.au/board-directors" rel="nofollow">http://www.cricket.com.au/board-directors</a></p>
<p>Whoa, steady ladies ...</p>