Johnny Walker All Stars v Fans XI

The main competition in this match will be to see which of the channel nine commentators can sound the most over-excited.

There's not many people there in the crowd. Probably charging as much for tickets as for a proper day's cricket though.

who would pay to watch this anyway? bring on the Tests already!

I am fair dinkum, dead-set sick of these channel nein qunts saying 'this is the big stage' about this match.

Do they really think we're that stupid?

Cricket is played on stage now???

So all this game has achieved is a broken finger for Australia's reserve keeper Tim Paine.


You guys really ARE the new England.

Henry wrote:The main competition in this match will be to see which of the channel nine commentators can sound the most over-excited.

Michael Slater wins that easily

Is it a whisky grudge match??

Could be one of those old Victorian matches like one-legged vs one armed:

Sober vs Drunk

Legless vs. 'Armless?

Hayden clearly a better off-spinner than Hauritz. Why were we hiding him in the gully all these years?

I did love the half time conversation about the best Ashes moments for the various commentators. Tony Grieg looked mightily pissed off that he had to face Lillee and Thommo whereas Slats had to face Daffy and Mark Ilott.

Is that Gilly? Bat disintegrated if so. And modelling a new line in helmets.

I enjoyed the novelty & entertainment.

I loved MtB's backhander at selectors over Hodge.

I watched JFK's head explode 58 times instead