The Winner Takes it All

England has done it.  They have whitewashed India, won the series 4-0 and are the undisputed Test champions.  India has barely retained a shred of pride as England has not only won four Tests but won by landslide margins.   The loser standing small.

The English batsmen have plundered the Indian bowling (with three double centuries) and the bowlers have cut down the Indian batting line-up time and time again, with all of the bowlers taking bag fulls (with Swann weighing in with six to round things out).

Of the Indians, only Dravid stands tall with three centuries.  Dhoni and Kumar put in some creditable performances but it was disappointment all round.

Anyway, I’m at the airport waiting to fly out to London.  One of the Cricket Australia initiatives from the recent Argus review was to send me on a fact-finding tour to interview the all-conquering Englishmen.   I’ll wait a few days until the boys sober up and should be able to pass on a few tips to the Aussies for their upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka.

Sanity Prevails – There is a God

The verdict is in and it’s off with their heads.  The Argus review is finally in after 8 months (how much were those guys paid, I wonder) and perhaps it is no surprise to Australian cricket fans but there is certainly relief for this one to know, that Hilditch and Chappell, G are gone.

Well, technically, it is assumed that Hilditch is gone because a full-time chairman will be appointed.  It is possible that Hilditch will apply for the role of a selector.   Dr Goofball Nielsen is also skating on thin ice and we should see him go.

Now you Pommies, who have been sitting on top of the mountain for so long may be wondering what all the fuss is about.  This action is hardly going to catapult Australia back to the top of the tree, or even into 4th but it’s a start.  It may be too late for the likes of Simon Katich but at least it feels like some justice is being done and that some steps in the right direction are being taken.