I should have mentioned this one sooner, but the October 7 edition of ABC Radio National's The Sports Factor included an excellent 15-minute feature on the black-arm protest by Andy Flower and Henry Olonga before the start of Zimbabwe's first game in the 2003 World Cup.
The program, by former Zimbabwean journalist Robert Scott who now works for the ABC in Western Australia, includes interviews with the pair and is an excellent account of the episode from their point of view.
In addition to Steve Waugh's two radio interviews that I highlighted here recently, I am aware of at least two others that are available online.
On October 31, Waugh was interviewed on ABC Queensland's "Conversations" by former Doug Anthony All Star Richard Fidler. This interview is available in MP3 and realaudio format.
November 6, 2005: Australia defeats the West Indies by 379 runs to win the First Test at The Gabba. Now let's go back thirty years.
November 1975. Quite a month. Indonesia invaded Portuguese Timor. Morocco invaded Western Sahara. Even in Australia, a democratically-elected government was overthrown. Yes, quite a month. Supertramp invaded my brain, staying in control until after Christmas when they were flushed out by the arrival of the Queen's most potent weapon, Bohemian Rhapsody.
The John Fairfax group of companies has entered the race for the world's most horrific commercial website design, with today's launch of the new home pages for the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
The punters have had their say on this page. My comments are at 12.39pm.
How long before Channel Seven signs up Makybe Diva for the next series of "Dancing With The Stars"?
Some more news on cricket's involvement in the campaign to provide urgent relief for victims of the October 8 earthquake in Pakistan:
The reports of the devastation caused by the October 8 earthquake are very distressing, and we may not yet know the full extent of the tragedy. At this stage at least 54000 people have died in Pakistan and 1400 in Indian-administered Kashmir. But there is a monumental humanitarian crisis unfolding, with about three million people homeless, many in remote locations, and winter approaching rapidly.
1917: Chicago White Sox
1918: Boston Red Sox
2004: Boston Red Sox
2005: Chicago White Sox
"It really is a heavy book. It'll break your shoulder."
- Margaret Throsby on "Out Of My Comfort Zone" by Steve Waugh, ABC Classic FM, 25.10.05
Christmas is coming, and that means another book from Steve Waugh. Retirement from the game may well mean no more diaries, so this year we get his autobiography. That, of course, means hitting the media trail. Two interviews that he gave to ABC Radio this morning are both online.
A great American died on Monday. An icon of the civil rights movement. Rosa Parks.
Here's the obituary in the Detroit Free Press, from the city where she spent her final years. I won't say any more here except to point to the unfolding news and commentary through Technorati and Google News.
