Subtract Nine from Ten and see what viewers are left with
Richard Hinds Since it was revealed by Fairfax Media that Ten had emerged as a very real alternative to Nine as the broadcaster of Australian cricket, it has been impossible to ignore a harrowing image.
Deserted island: Tassie crowds posted missing
Richard Hinds A QUICK poll. Tasmanians hate a) Test cricket, b) Sri Lankans or c) Ricky Ponting.
Dossier moments needed
Richard Hinds It is one thing to publish a dossier, quite another to assume the bowlers will read it.
Heads, we lose - and it's all downhill from there for the hosts
Richard Hinds THE smallest measurable increment of time is that between the appearance of a red carpet and Brynne Edelsten plonking a Manolo Blahnik on the Berber.
Many hot spots, but shades of grey dominate in anticlimax
Richard Hinds After the first day, the Australians were pinned to the canvas with a South African boot on their throats.
