Konstas craving and turning Pants by Les Everett

•Darsee watching on Kayo as the partnership that mattered grew.

The Boxing Day Test: twists and turns

I wasn’t alone in being astonished by the batting of Sam Konstas on Boxing Day. The fact we’d almost forgotten about it by day five showed how great this Test match was. Embarrassing behaviour from Kohli had us wondering.

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Third Test – six long wet days by Les Everett

• Duck on a wet pitch. Kuljak Island, Perth Western Australia. Photo by Les Everett

A Test even making it into the fifth day seems a rarity these days. For me this one was even longer. I settled down on Friday morning to watch the first day only to discover it didn’t start until Saturday. Still took a bit of effort.

We were promised rain and got it. 

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Maria BC achievement over mythology by Song List Rat

If you were alive in the 50s you remember where you were when Betty Cuthbert won the 100/200 sprint double at the Melbourne Olympics. Similarly for the 60s when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and the 70s when Mohammed Ali beat George Foreman in Zaire to reclaim his world heavyweight boxing crown. In the 80’s ??? – maybe you don’t remember anything let alone where you were but if you lived through the 90s you would remember the exact time and place you were when you saw the first episode of Twin Peaks. It changed the relationship between cinema and TV forever, but more importantly it would change your perspective on “normality” and change the way you view the motivation of others and the imbalance in how society values achievement over mythology. 

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Freo 2024: are we there yet? by Les Everett

With the excitement of the trade period over maybe it’s time to take one last look back at 2024. Sorry, I started this soon after the season (for Freo) ended but art exhibitions, medals and travel have got in the way. Delistings have happened and some suggestions (eg Corbett have been followed through – hint hint Sebit). But anyway, here we go with this completed in Dartmouth Nova Scotia, just over the water from Halifax.

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