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All Australian eyes will be on The Ashes, but on Sunday the tournament to decide which two out of ten teams fill the remaining spots in the World Cup begins in Zimbabwe. West Indies and Sri Lanka have to be hot favourites. Sri Lanka even being in this tournament has to be considered an...

https://transparency.aec.gov.au/AnnualDonor# Its that time when everyone can lambast their most despised parties, while defending their favourites, as this year's financial cronyism awards are handed out by the AEC. Of couse, much of the money is expempt from disclosure one way or another. The...

I don't think its any secret that I despise the focus put on T20; as though it is anything other than a sideshow. Nevertheless, the womens qualifier do deserve some attention. They are being held in Scotland, beginning tonight. Only the top two go through to February's T20 World Cup. (Yes, its...

The premise is simple. We all argue the toss over what the pollies do. But what would YOU do? And what would your priorities be in doing it? This may or may not align largely with one party or another. I imagaine if anyone bothers to reply, some of the posts could be quite lengthy and require...

Not much discussion on here, not surprisingly as the ACT is not a footy heartland and the election has been the most negative and uninspiring I have seen since high school student council elections. Both major parties went very heavily in the negative in terms of advertising. ALP started with...

As the title suggests, should there be a Travel sub-forum as part of Lifestyle? A lot of topics are travel related, so to me it makes sense. But sadly I am not dictator of the world. I'm barely dictator of the couch - and I live alone.

Cities XXL was released, and received badly. Apparently basically the same game and the performance issues have moved, not improved. Could be worth it if you're like me and don;t have any XL game. If you do, forget it. Cities:Skylines (by Colossal Order, who did Cities in Motion) looks good so...

Link to the 2015 calendar. A few people said they did use the 2014 version, so a 2015 has been created. (Let me know if the link doesn't work.) The idea, again, is to have all mens internationals and Australian top tier domestic and tour games in one place. Plus Intercontinental Cup and World...

... or so it is being reported in Fairfax papers. Maybe if this was limited to BBL, but I can't see any benefits to the idea even then. All it would do if it was beyond that is remove any reason for the states to invest in their own talent. Players aready move around to find the best chance...

This has come up in one or two threads, but as far as I've seen there isn't one of its own and it could derail threads on other topics so I think it deserves a fresh one. (mods: if I've missed a similar thread please lock this and link to that thread.) If there are player bans handed out, what...

An unusual tour in some ways, with no 50 over cricket. So close to a World Cup that could be considered a surprise. Once again, the IPL has (or the WICB depending on viewpoint) hurt the West Indies. Sunil Narine was excluded from the West Indies squad for not making himself available early...

Win : 6 points (previously 6 points) Draw : 1 point (preiously 0 points) 1st Innings Lead : 0 points (previously 2 points) Bonus points apply in the first 100 overs of each team's first innings Batting : .01 for each run over 200 Bowling : 0.5 points for 5th, 7th and 9th wickets What do we...

Amazingly enough a club that didn't even exist at state level in 2013 will compete in the 2014 Cup. Of course, all the shenanigans are in Tasmania. South Prospect, since rebadged Western Storm, were elevated from division 2 of the Launceston based NTFA into the state league when South Launceston...

Thanks to Russian for the crash course in table formatting. All mistakes are my own, so let me know when you spot them. (That is not an "if", it is a "when".) Note the below abbreviations. AC: Asia Cup IC: Intercontinental Cup LOD: Limited Overs Domestic SS: Sheffield Shield WCL : World Cricket...

Two Tests, three ODIs, but is largely being see as just a farewell tour for India's biggest national hero after Ghandi. Nov 6 - 10 1st Test, Kolkota Nov 14 - 18 2nd Test, Mumbai Nov 21 1st ODI, Kochi Nov 24 2nd ODI, Visakhaptnam Nov 27 3rd ODI, Kanpur The series itself has been lost in the...

P W L T NR Bon Pen Pts NRR Victoria 5 4 1 0 0 1 0.5 15.5 +0.403 Queensland 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 +0.682 TASMANIA 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 -0.381 New South Wales 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 9 +0.201 South Australia 4 1 3 0...

P W L T NR Bon Pen Pts NRR Victoria 5 4 1 0 0 1 0.5 15.5 +0.403 QUEENSLAND 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 13 +0.682 Tasmania 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 12 -0.381 New South Wales 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 9 +0.201 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 4 1 3 0 0 0 0...

Oct 14-18 1st Test, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Oct 23-27 2nd Test, Dubai International Cricket Stadium Oct 30 1st ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium Nov 1 2nd ODI, Dubai International Cricket Stadium Nov 6 3rd ODI, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Nov 8 4th ODI, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi...

Teams M W L T N/R Pts Net RR VICTORIA 3 3 0 0 0 12 +0.397 Tasmania 4 2 2 0 0 8 -0.512 QUEENSLAND 1 1 0 0 0 5 +1.680 New South Wales 2 1 1 0 0 5 +0.662 South Australia 3 0 3 0 0 0 -0.121 Western Aust 1 0 1 0...

The game is underway, using the same pitch as the first two games and the wear is showing already. Two more games at Bankstown after this, hopefull there will be a fresh pitch for those. Tasmania is already pretty much out of the comp, South Australia can keep themselves in it with a win today...

I didn't know this series was about to start. Day one of the only tour game, a three day affair, was washed out today. 4-6 Oct Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v New Zealanders 9-13 Oct 1st Test Bangladesh v New Zealand, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 21-25 Oct 2nd Test Bangladesh...

Still at Bankstown. Presumably moving cameras from one suburb to another is too much for channel Nine to bear. Weather may become a factor late in the day. Expect another slow wicket with little to encourage bowlers, batsmen or spectators. The South Australian squad is apparently named for the...

According to cricinfo, 39 runs were conceded by Alauddin Babu of Abahani Limited, in a Dhaka Premier League game. This is a new record for most runs in a single ListA over. Zimbabwean Elton Chigumbura the batsman and some extras (1 no-ball, 2 wides) along the way. Chigumbura's team won by 28...

Victoria open their domestic season today, while Tasmania will need to recover from the disaster of the summer's opening game. With a bit of luck the Bankstown pitch square will not play quite so slow today and something resembling a more regular ListA game might result. Tasmania (squad) MJ...

Overnight Ireland and Pakistan played out a tie in a one day international. Nothing too sensational about a tie, they happen from time to time. This one was different as it was tied under Duckworth-Lewis, with the number of overs available to both teams the same and the scores different. Match...

Tests April 17-21, Harare Sports Club April 25-29, Harare Sports Club ODIs May 3, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo May 5, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo May 8, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo T20Is May 11, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo May 12, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Cricket's equivalent of...

First Test has just started and there desn't appear to be a thread on this series. After the player contract disupte of a few days ago, the players which were barred from selection or Sri Lanka have been selected. March 8-12 - 1st Test - Galle March 16-20 - 2nd Test - Premasada Satdium...

Before the Ashes begin, Australia A will be have a three game tour playing Scotland, Ireland and Glocestershire. With the current decbacle unfolding in India, two days ito the second Test as I write, what are people's thoughts on who should be in the "A" squad? Should it be a purely...

OK, its been almost four months now and I haven't had a single serious bite in the only skillset that I have. I don't just mean not an interview, but barely a response from recruiters anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. Old school programming language, and associated tools. Nor do I see the...

From the Hobart Mercury: Footballers out of Africa SOUTH Launceston has taken a massive punt with its recruiting drive by signing two African players to play in the Tasmanian State League this season. The Bulldogs expect the black South African duo to arrive in the state next month. The...