Views in Brief

Well done Justin Langer

Congratulations to Justin Langer on becoming the highest-ever first-class run scorer in the history of Australian cricket.

Langer eclipsed Bradman’s mark of 28,067 runs with a cover drive for Somerset against Worcestershire at Grace Road, breaking one of the game’s most prestigious records and one that stood for 72 years.

All Blacks too good

Sorry to see Australia lose in the rugby to New Zealand.

Hoping for a better showing in the cricket tonight against England, but not optimistic.

Bangladesh cricket

Who is the captain of Bangladesh?

I had no idea until reading they had beaten New Zealand in a one-day international match.

The captain is Mohammad Ashraful and the coach is former Victorian Jamie Siddons, from Mildura.

Bradman might have averaged 100

New research suggests the great Don Bradman might have achieved the elusive batting average of 100 after all.

The claim relates to a possible scoring error in the final Test of 1928-1929.

Mistakes can happen and it wouldn’t be any surprise if this is true. Proving it might be harder.

And I’m not sure about retrospectively and posthumously changing the record books.

Pakistan tour postponed

Australia has postponed its cricket tour of Pakistan amid security fears. The announcement came on the same day as a lethal bombing in Lahore.

The decision is disappointing but understandable. Quite remarkably, Australia has not toured Pakistan since 1998.