Posts by Paul Williams
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__The two parties have more in common that they have differences
The sky will not fall__
Indeed, it won't.
Hmmm, although I suspect you're correct and I anticipate more and more announcements by National largely adopting existing Labour policies (which is what Rudd did here without Crosby/Textor's advice), Kiwisaver et al, we still have little insight into National's position on many issues.
I'd not feel quite so relaxed until they announced their housing, health and welfare policies.
I'm astounded that Hooten is on radio. I've been away too long it appears. He might be comparatively articulate but he's far from the sharpest analyst and I struggle to believe he's capable of bipartisan commentary.
I make the following comment without a hint of attitude; is he the best the 'right' can come up with? I can think of many others who're better advocates for the 'other-side', more intelligent, experienced and frankly sensible... perhaps they're too smart to accept the offer (surely this explains why PAS's very own Craig Ranapaia is not doing this slot?)
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OTOH, best thing about Geoff Boycott is that he inspired a dressing room mutiny on an NZ tour, with his team sending Ian Botham out with instructions to deliberately run him out. While Boycott was captain. Now *that* is the spirit of cricket.
Indeed.
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Mystery Morrison? I always thought that the Laidlaw Sunday show was shite.
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In NZ he'd be an MP, or mayor of some hick town.
Like Wanganui perhaps?
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Funny Boycott's name should come up ~ I have it on good authority his brief tenure as a TVNZ visiting commentator, a while back, ended when he behaved like a boorish old git (perhaps even worse) towards some young women in the TVNZ OB crew.
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I'm wondering WWTAD?
As noted earlier, even Brett Lee, one of the most competitive players in the Australian cricket team, has shown more sportsmanship that Collingwood did (but I still think Collingwood did the right thing later which is relevant).
But, I still think we should avoid overplaying the victim's role. Sure, Chapple did do the dirty (something he's repeatedly apologised for since) but NZ cricketers are no angles and we won - I just hope they flog the Poms in the last game so we can forget about the test series.
By the way, here's some of the best commentary of a cricket match I've ever heard. It's the last over of the day in the match that saved Steve Waugh's captaincy in the 2002/03 season
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simon g, thanks for the backstory - McMillan's comments are very interesting and I'd missed most the NZ innings so didn't know about any of the earlier wickets... I did however see McCullum get out to a remarkably wide ball that he chased with his bat and not feet!
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OMG, I once attended a Association of University Staff retirement gig at the Parliamentary Grand Hall where the Red Flag was sung... they should have substituted your version Shep.
It was a sureal moment; all these distinctly well-healed, middle class retirees with super-to-die for singing the Red Flag while supping their flash vino rouge and discussing the renovations on their holiday homes!
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She was charming, friendly and quite beautiful as well as making kick-arse coffee.
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So when English captain Paul Collingwood did not withdraw the appeal the New Zealand camp was furious.
And thanks to Mark Richardson for reminding us that we're not only sinned against...
Richardson was referring to an incident in 2006 when, in a test match against Sri Lanka, Brendon McCullum ran out Muttiah Muralitharan while he was walking down the pitch to celebrate Kumar Sangakkara scoring a century.