Melissa McMahon

Mouthy. Terrible hand-eye coordination. Website: Cricket blog: She/her.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

Hey! I've started a Substack. This was motivated by an urge to respond to the latest Triple J Hottest Australian 100 by comparing it with the Australian content of the very first all-time Hottest 100 in 1989. Niche, I know. Don't worry, it is not grumpy. https://t.co/x1U2sVkhFN

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@Milo_Fluffy Leaning to good because so hot but it’s a bit like the chicken and the egg. 🍳

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@ajarrodkimber Weirdly, Michael Bevan comes to mind. That '99 world cup, he just dug Australia out of so many holes like it was nbd.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

Marnus described as "unreliable narrator"! Highbrow commentary. #AUSvsSL

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

Hey @Audible_AU - first screenshot is my library, second screenshot is the new books you say I'll "love". Tell me: would your algorithm show these books to a male subscriber? No shade on the books, but I don't see how you join those dots without hamfisted gender profiling.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

Came to Old Parliament House to vote for @Briggs #TheVoice

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@MicWink Somehow it makes you look like a WWE villain.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

Well worth the time of anyone interested in Australian sports history. @gregblood @assh_sydney

[Michael Winkler @MicWink]

A few kind folks have already shared this, but if you are anywhere near Canberra on Tuesday I'd love to say gidday. https://t.co/zwwII3E8hz

[Michael Winkler @MicWink]

A few kind folks have already shared this, but if you are anywhere near Canberra on Tuesday I'd love to say gidday. https://t.co/zwwII3E8hz

[Senator Briggs (Biblically Accurate) @Briggs]

I was asked if I was prepared for a “No” result; I said we already live in “No”. We’ve been told “No” for 200+ years. The High Court told Yorta-Yorta “No” in 2002; I was there. I’d sooner try “Yes” or even, “Of Course”.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@MicWink The next song in the queue was Moses, Take off Your Shoes and somehow that suddenly sounds sinister.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@judge_jen Shorter extension each time though

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@Milo_Fluffy I feel like the loss is more tolerable because England were not clearly moral victors in this test. What with catch claiming and not returning a clearly unfair ball to the umpires even though the umpires ruled it was ok. Plus it’s harder to morally win when you literally win.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@Milo_Fluffy Yeah an England supporter at work was telling me Australia was on top and I assumed she was trying to reverse psychology the universe and told her to stop her evil spell.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@theSportress The Tildes

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@SEN_Cricket @beastieboy07 @collinsadam @bowlologist Alas, your call is a good 30 sec ahead of my Google cast and I don’t have the HD channel on the regular tv :-(

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@_jbradley @SotoAlfred There was an NME review of a Sade concert back in the day that suggested the audience members should be holding steering wheels...

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@JakeWojtowicz Usually there are barriers between the players and opposition fans, no? There’s also something about these people who are so supremely assured of their judgement and right to judge that I doubt they even see their actions as “behaviour”.

[Melissa McMahon @batsyblog]

@GeoffLemonSport I feel like the force of the outrage is a desperate attempt to make the object worthy of the outrage. #Bairstow #Ashes23