January 20, 2004
 

Cricket

Yesterday was a sad day for cricket. David Hookes, former Australian batsman and currently Victoria coach as well as high-profile commentator, died of head injuries after being assaulted by a Melbourne pub bouncer. Here are some of the reactions from the cricketing world.

• Steven Lynch on the shooting star of the Centenary Test.
  
• Greg Baum on how it made no sense at all.
  
• Greg Chappell on someone who was a brash young man, full of confidence and bravado.
  
• Adam Gilchrist on the honest chap who spoke his mind.
  
• Chris Ryan on how good Hookes really was.
  
• Martin Gough on how statistics fail to tell the real story about Hookes.
  
• David Hookes photo gallery
  
• Malcolm Conn on a man of strong will and of strong opinions.
  
• Derek Pringle on Hookes
  

Zdravco Micevic, the chap who assaulted Hookes (eventually killing him), is currently out on bail. I think he really should get the maximum punishment possible under Australian law, both for what he did to Hookes as well as the torture we suffer while trying to pronounce his name.

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Link of the day

Well it isn't really a link, but this really had me laughing.

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Science & Technology

Fascinating views of Valles Marineris, a giant canyon on Mars.

Rambled @ 12:19 PM

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