OK so the telecast is on an hour's delay, and the name of the winner will probably be plastered all over the news feed before the finish on channel 9, but I'll be blogging tonight's Allan Border Medal presentation. Or at least, doing a running review of the television coverage.

Follow the comments below (and join in if you like). I'm tipping the Huzz for the Gold Pugsley.

How long will it be before we see Sir Mick Jagger performing the pre-game entertainment at a county Twenty-20 Cup final?

If, as we are led to believe, the Test cricket captain is the second most important job in Australia after the Prime Minister, then what are we to make of today's appointment of Karen Rolton to succeed Belinda Clark as captain of the Australian women's cricket team?

Day One of the 2006 ICC Under-19 World Cup on Sunday after an opening ceremony on Saturday (report from Sunday Observer, plus the official ICC report). Winners on Sunday: Bangladesh over New Zealand, Australia over South Africa, Sri Lanka over Scotland and Zimbabwe over Ireland.

Ever noticed how much Mark Nicholas and Ian Healy resemble Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble?

Peace and joy at the crease after a life dented by war and tragedy - Cricket

(Peter Roebuck/Sydney Morning Herald, 3.2.06)

It's March 5, 1988 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Tasmania loses a Sheffield Shield match to New South Wales by eight wickets. Never mind the fact that the NSW team included nine past, present or future Australian internationals, take a look at the Tasmanian lineup, and you'll see why the Apple Isle was the hotbed of off-field cricketing talent for the 21st century.

MAXINE McKEW: Are you getting complaints from parents or have you talked to, say, history teachers?

JOHN HOWARD: It is self-apparent. It is obvious to me that there's -

MAXINE McKEW: Why so?

JOHN HOWARD: From talking to people. The increasing number of people I talk to, younger people, who don't have a full understanding of some of these things.

[and later in the same interview]

MAXINE McKEW: Has this come to your attention because there are, say, younger people in your office or other ministers' offices that are ignorant of these issues?

Sorry guys, but I have been finding the Australian Open far more interesting than the blandness of the VB Series thus far. I'm really enjoying watching Marcos Baghdatis in action. He's just won a rain-interrupted (and what a time for that to happen) semi against David Nalbandian for the right to be hammered by Roger Federer on Sunday night (or Nicolas Kiefer if he's very, very lucky). The Guardian did an over-by-over of the tennis if you don't know what I'm talking about.