Gilchrist now the man to catch Adam Gilchrist seems more intent on establishing records than refreshing his memory about them, so the Wisden Almanack was missing from his kitbag to enable him brush up on statistics as he swallowed catches like grapes in the third Test yesterday. Raw, brutal and thrilling as Australia take off the gloves Australia have produced a performance of stunning aggression to send the series hurrying towards a satisfactory conclusion.
Football officials are fond of saying rugby league journalists write match reports in advance.
Yesterday, they could have been right. The prospect of three New Zealand teams and ACT as the sole outsiders making the Super 12 finals series is becoming clearer by the day. At this rate, they are going to have to start handicapping Manchester United if the Premier League is not soon to become a farce. Leeds wilt under Chelsea pressure With Manchester United almost out of sight now, it is becoming a question of whether a jaded Leeds can hold on to one of the two other Champions League spots. No more smiles for the Crocodiles Crocodile tears were shed yesterday as Townsville were dumped out of the NBL play-offs by a resurgent Perth Wildcats at The Swamp.