Former Prime Minister John Howard, a well-known cricket tragic, appears to have been run out without facing a ball after his nomination to be International Cricket Council Vice President was blocked.
Articles by Leigh Josey 
PHOTO GALLERY: how Julia Gillard said no to the Labor leadership
From being the full forward for the Western Bulldogs to starring in a Spielberg film, Julia Gillard has had some clever quips for rebuffing claims that she was after the ALP leadership. Photoshop genius Leigh Josey made those dreams a reality.
World Championship Chess: Topalov’s embarrassing Bulgarian standoff
Veselin Topalov’s insistence that he would play the entire World Championship match without offering or accepting any draws, may have cost him the world title, writes Grandmaster Ian Rogers.
Leaked: Laneway Fest’s private rider request — booze, cigs & .. souvenir teatowels
Ever wanted to now what your favourite band consumed backstage before a gig? Crikey’s got the complete rider list for all the Laneway Festival artists.
Tiger to press on out of the woods: Media tees off first
Disgraced golfing superstar Tiger Woods will come out of a self-imposed three-month exile tomorrow, and, predictably, the media have gone nuts. Tiger may try to control the news, but he cannot control the tabloids.
10 years of comments: the inside story on Crikey’s readers
If we’re celebrating Crikey’s 10th birthday, it’s probably more than fair to celebrate the people that make Crikey what it is — our readers.
News Limited overcooks Matt Preston’s arrival
MasterChef judge Matt Preston has joined News Ltd as a high profile food writer and, from the looks of it, he’s going to be a busy man, with each state’s News masthead claiming ownership of the eminent epicurean.
Wankley Awards: The AFL Footy Show‘s drunken hypocrisy
The Footy Show’s grand final edition made sure they got the best of both worlds: they aired Brendan Fevola’s slurry Brownlow vox-pops in front of their family audience… right after throwing him under a bus.
Lords does Twitter
Crikey brings you the best of Twitter from Lords.
The pride of Yuendemu takes centre stage in the AFL
Tonight’s AFL game between Essendon and Melbourne means everything to the residents of Yuendemu.
MCG vs. Stadium Australia: a FIFA World Cup final showdown
Despite the love in the room for the G last night, there are serious questions over the suitability of the ground for hosting the FIFA World Cup.
Oops Terry’s terrible Tuesday: how the media botched a Tiger (non) sacking
Richmond FC, and its coach Terry Wallace, have so far had a season to forget. But they didn’t deserve the botched misreporting of Wallace’s (non) sacking that played out this morning across Melbourne.
Image wrap: Swan’s Budget has character. Apparently
For the nation’s newspaper editors, one of the most pressing items on the list of Federal Budget coverage considerations is the front page image…
Front page spread: how the world awoke to Swine Flu
The spread of Swine Flu is big news.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to … Ben Cousinsmania
We tried. God we tried. But in the end Crikey couldn’t ignore the all consuming hype surrounging the return to AFL football by Ben Cousins, writes Leigh Josey.
