1) England have got form when it comes to falling to pieces at the Gabba – just ask Steve Harmison and Nasser Hussain – but in the 1986-87 tour Ian Botham proved too much for the callow Australian seamers, rattling off 138, including 13 fours and four sixes, 22 coming from one Merv Hughes over.
2) There are some incredible shots of the Georgia Dome being demolished. This one is great and there are loads of them here. Boom! Boom! Boom! But our favourite is this angle, in which a bus pulls up in front of the camera just as the grand old venue bursts into millions of little pieces. Cue the cameraman who has waited hours for the big moment losing it in fine style.
3) The WBO world bantamweight champion Zolani Tete took only six seconds to knock out Siboniso Gonya before the count in their title fight in Belfast last weekend. It’s a world record for a world title bout. There has been a faster KO, though, so Gonya need not feel too bad about hitting the canvas so soon. Say hello – and goodbye – to Crawford Grimsley, who was conscious for 1.5 seconds before Jimmy Thunder’s right glove sent him down in 1997.
4) The River Plate goalkeeper Germán Lux forgets the rules of football in glorious fashion – and duly gets sent off against Independiente.
5) The former NFL receiver Chad Johnson pops a cigar in his mouth, jumps on a skateboard and delivers physical comedy in its purest form.
6) The best three touches in a non-league football match you’re likely to see.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) Beauden Barrett: king of the foot race.
2) A table tennis shot for the ages.
3) Chelsea’s Fankaty Dabo, on loan at Vitesse, scores a 35-yard own goal.
4) Man can fly.
5) Another goalkeeper who should know better than to celebrate early.
Spotters’ badges: BostonLager, BlackCaeser, MSJM, whobroughtoranges, flantiff.
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