darragh murray

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Archive for January, 2008

Well, the Indian tour of Australia will continue after the ICC caved to the BCCI demands – sacking Steve Bucknor for the third test, and allowing Harbhajan Singh to play pending an appeal. They have also appointed a neutral ICC mediator , one Ranjan Madugalle, to help improve relations between the two test sides. So [...]

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The media beat-up on Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket captain, and the rest of the Australian cricket team is excessive to say the least. Many sections of the press are clamouring to demand the head of Ricky Ponting, and at the same time describing the way in which Australia play the game as ‘arrogant’.
I believe [...]

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The thrilling conclusion to the some-what controversial second cricket test between Australia and India left me somewhat satisfied - the fact that I had spent my entire Sunday on the couch in front of the television was of little consequence considering the outcome of the match.
If you haven’t heard by now, at one [...]

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2007, eh?

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

The evil evil Pitchfork have released their top 50 albums of 2007. Of the ones on the list that I think deserve a place.

30 Caribou - Andorra.
11. Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows

The albums I would like to listen to.

41. Life Without Buildings - Live at the Annandale [...]

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