Australia bloods more bats.. England phones it in

Vlandys struggles to put the entire NRL playing group in the bin

The Wallabies are a game away from rugbys greatest sin

AND the CELTIC COUNTRIES CAUS CHAOS with dramatic last minute wins

Alllll happening in the world of sport and our heroes are padded up and ready to take on the new ball, unlike the poms, who’ve played less cricket than the SCG gets every rained out summer in the build up to the ashes. 

Peter V’Landys continues to derive inspiration from Eastern politics as he carves out an even deeper divide between the NRL and the rest of the sporting world, while the wallabies need to work out how to be less Herschelle Gibbs and more Steve Waugh under the high ball, once they catch their collective breaths from a test schedule clearly inspired by the summer routine of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner. 

Meantime, the sporting purity of Ireland and Scotlands gargantuan leap into the FIFA World Cup reminds us all of what really matters. Kicks from halfway over a 10 year ban any day of the week. 

Live. Laugh. Grapple.