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Re: Geelong Player Movements 2010 He's been out of the game for a while but we think he's still got what it takes Leon Braslin | Cricket Players and Officials | Cricinfo.com

Re: Australian Politics Well they're part of the coalition that's currently governing your country. I'm not sure how that would fall outside of any interpretation of 'viable alternative', regardless of the unusual circumstances.

Re: Australian Politics Both major parties are severely underwhelming, but I think Labor will win comfortably. Abbott's social regressiveness and religiosity will alienate large pockets of Australia's relatively secular population, and his poor eloquence and public speaking skills don't hold...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny How does the FTP actually work? I was under the impression that it was up to the countries to the organise their own series', and the only requirement was that they play each other nation home and away in a 5-year period. If this is the case, what's stopping...

Re: Australian Politics Which polls are they? I'm interested to see because I, somewhat surprisingly, haven't seen much gender-based talk after the first few days.

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny As I said, I do not think that the countries who blocked Howard did so in good faith, and they should have been more transparent in voicing the basis for their rejection. However, I am pleased that despite the apparent shadiness surrounding the rejection...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I'm not going to bother continuing the back-and-forth because I can't see this discussion going anywhere other than around in circles, rehashing our own arguments and forgetting the conflicting viewpoints. I'm sure you will agree that racism is rarely an...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I didn't mention his ability to administrate at any stage, I merely said his history and apparent character should hold him ineligible for such a position. Do you seriously not understand the difference between an apology from the current head of state of...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Strawman, I didn't say any of those things. No, I have never been the representative of the nation-state of Australia. No, I am condemning his steadfast refusal to apologize on behalf of the nation he was leading. Say what you want about Rudd, at least...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny I'm not sure that accusing me of playing the 'race card' in any way detracts from the examples I just gave. I'm finished in this thread.

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Haha yeah it must be me who is the real racist. After all, it was I who refused to apologize for the state-sanctioned attempted genocide of an entire race of people, who took away the human rights of indigenous Australians because I didn't think they were...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny Just because the use of racism and xenophobia as a wedge issue in is widespread, that doesn't mean it is acceptable, or that a person as adept at the art of dog-whistling as John Howard would be a suitable candidate to run an organisation which counts India...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny The joke was: "We will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come" -John Howard, stoking the flames of xenophobia and forgetting that he too is, in fact, of migrant heritage. The right decision (No to Howard) was made for...

Re: Howard Nomination Under Scrutiny 'we decide who assumes the presidency and the manner in which they assume it' -ICC member nations

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Re: Australian Politics LJP, what is the general consensus on the RSPT in WA, where it would have the largest effect? The fear and misinformation campaign over here by the mining companies and the Liberals has been a sight to behold. I can only imagine how it would be over there.

Re: Australian Politics Her first day as PM was pretty impressive, made the miners look stupid, made Abbott look stupid(er) and made Bishop look stupid(est). Disappointing about Tanner though.

Re: Cricket Australia considers new 40-over format Believe me, it's just you.

Re: Cricket Australia considers new 40-over format You can wax lyrical all day about what an amazing spectacle 50 over cricket is, but very few people are going to share your point of view. It's not about giving players opportunities to take 5-fors and score 100's, it's about getting people...

Re: Cricket Australia considers new 40-over format Boris, none of those suggestions would make an ODI any more exciting. 40 over games are an excellent idea, because, despite the protests of a select few, ODI's are uniformly unpopular and something definitely needed to change. Breaking it up...