stock the fridge and book the telly

The Bold and the Beautiful, Isidingo and Sewende Laan have all been cancelled till further notice/20 October (which ever comes first). Of course the idiot box will be screening sport constantly as our boys in green take their seemingly realistic chances of victory to the rugby pitches of France and the local cricket pitches. Not surprisingly the ‘Group of Death’ brought us the first upset in RWC 2007, and it’s gonna be a real bunfight for the two places between ‘in BOD we trust’ Ireland, perennial dark horses Argentina and le Hosts. The result could well suit the Bok’s and put locals France in the other half of the knockout draw. It could quite likely come down to points difference, so expect some cricket scores in their matches between Nam and Georgia (who almost beat the boks in 2003). You definitely can’t write off France just yet, and with Sebastian ‘the Beast’ Chabal finally confirming Darwin’s theories on the missing link they have plenty of firepower to go all the way at home.
The rest of the pools are pretty predictable and it’s likely that we’ll see Sa, Aus and NZ with Eng, Wales and Scotland in the semis.. The ‘talians may well just disagree and sneak past the Scots, but that’s about it. The good news is that it’s all happening during happy hour so expect some pub outings with full fare in the next month. Who’d want to be a bowler for the next fortnight? Anything under 6 an over is considered good in the Pro20/T20 slogfest. It’s gonna be very interesting to see how the teams approach it, as it’s a very untested form in the international arena. It’s so unpredictable that 120 can be defended and yet 200 easily passed. Who’d pick a winner? It’s always hard to think the aussies won’t end on top, but it’s the best chance anyone will have to put one over them. SA have a good chance as we actually have had two seasons of domestic T20, and I’ll stick my neck out with Aus, Eng and SL joining them in the final four. From then on its rock paper scissors. Just incase no-one knew that we have a new selection committee, they made sure by picking some controversial spots. Andrew Hall, well we’ll miss him for sure, but it could be the stage for Vernon ‘The Philanderer’ Philander to announce himself as the new Shaun Pollock. The one guarantee is that its good to watch, and a spectacle we can’t miss. Check out this little gem of a clip from the local series. (yay, blogger bring in video embed app.)