Saturday news

While I was focused on the Test Match at the Oval. The Dons were in action at Kingsmeadow and maintained their 100% record with a 3-0 victory. Meanwhile at the Arsenal, Theo Walcott hit the headlines scoring a hat trick in a 6-0 demolition of newly promoted Blackpool, pleased to report that Abou Diaby ( the name on the back of my shirt), scored one goal and made another. Norwich City left it late in defeating Swansea 2-0.

Away from sport, my attention was drawn to the Australian election. Parallels with the situation in England are too apparent. On the plus side of a "hung parliament", the australian Greens won their first seat, in Melbourne, and my find themselves in a pivotal position. Meanwhile in the Australian Senate the Green vote went to 12% which should ensure greater representation. Significantly these two results show the difference between AV and STV when it comes to representation of small parties.