Smarting from England's 14th successive 50over loss to the auldest enemy, Hussain's postmortem tone betrayed his helplessness, even despair: "We had it right there to win whatever we tried we couldn't get that wicket." Was it a mental thing with these Aussies? No, "just a skills thing". Ponting disagreed. "I do believe in a psychological edge," he asserted.Another problem area is sizing. Clothing sizes as reported by manufacturers seem to be way off the mark. Whether it is a just error in judgment or measurement systems used by manufacturers in foreign countries like China, Mexico, or India, or just a type of cost saving strategy by producers here, you need to be sure of your child's measurements.

Dolphins coach Joe Philbin presumably has a decent scouting report on Smith from Mike McCarthy, his boss in Green Bay the past four seasons. McCarthy was Smith's offensive coordinator in San Francisco in 2005. Philbin will be installing a West Coast