By the way, we too have players in their major leagues:
NBA - UK 11, Aus 13
NFL - 4 each, although ours is by far the best
NHL - we have had a few down the years, but Australia barely features.
Not sure what the numbers are in MLB
Bottom line is, Australia doesn't produce noticeably more...
You do. I have no idea who Joel Freeland is. I'm guessing he's an NBA player. Mind you, you have a couple of MLB players too and I know they're opening next season at the SCG.
Do I win 5 pounds?
Funny you should be all over that quote, what with you telling us only last week "still, what do the English know about North American sport".
Seemingly more than your average Australian, it would seem.
I wouldn't say Anchorman was shit but I find it absolutely amazing as to why so many people rate it so highly. Bang average, for me, similar heights of comedy reached by, say, the Johnny English films.