Did anyone else hear the crowd at the AUS v NZ game singing Swing Lo? Piss funny. For us Poms anyway, the Aussies are not finding it even slightly amusing.

“Enough already. England weren’t even playing on Saturday and you couldn’t go ten minutes without hearing a rendition”

complained the SMH.

No, I do not have any idea why an African-American spiritual song is our anthem. At least it doesn’t promote vagrancy or violence to sheep.

The Australian press have launched yet another attack on “boring” England ahead of Saturday’s World Cup final.

John Eales thinks England will fail.

Don’t you think the Wallabies look a bit like Norwich City? It is yellow right? Not gold? Only messing.

Well, I believe we have the side to win it. Yes, maybe we are boring, but I bet there is not an Aussie on earth who wouldn’t like Wilkinson in their side, and hold on, didn’t Stephen Larkham’s extra-time drop goal get the Wallabies into the final in 1999?

Remember 1991? Australia beat Argentina in their opening game, squeezed past Ireland in the quarters, beat NZ in the semi and then beat England in the final at Twickenham. Hmmm, I hope history will not repeat itself!

So, boring or not, you are going to see some of this on Saturday, and this, (yes, that would be his other foot, and yes, I have my cock out) hopefully a few of these, then at the end, this.

Saying that, all the best to both teams.