Over from Defrapis, right on line, more bounce there to Mark Taylor, the rolling wearing
off this pitch after the first hour or so, you really get the feel of a wicket.
Just wanted to do this over, causing some concern for the batsmen.
Really intense and interesting start to this first test match of the Ashes series.
His incident early on at Headingley.
Good over from Defrapis, no wicket for 21.
Seems still opening up, Freddie.
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Welcome back to Headingley, Australia, no wicket for 21.
Plenty of action in that last over.
Marsh on strike to Foster.
Through the gap down to third man, just a single.
If Australia can bat through this first session, Bob, they'll get a tremendous advantage.
They certainly will.
Most test matches are decided in the first three hours of play.
If the weather now stays fine and these two openers can get established, it's a huge boost
for Australia, particularly as England chose to field.
They will be getting depressed, not getting an early breakthrough, having invited the
opposition to bat.
It's good delivery.
All of a sudden some more life from Foster.
It was pretty well played by Mark Tower, Alan Lamb, the fieldsman in the gully.
This is going to be the story of the Headingley Test match, seam bowling throughout.
Alan Border, the only semblance of a spinner in either side.
Both sides going for four pronged seam attack, playing all their front line seam bowlers.
John Embry being left out of the England team.
Neither Tim May or Trevor Hones making it for Australia.
Jack Russell, the wicker keeper, named after the Fox Terrier.
Jack Russell.
His real name is Robert, but known throughout England as Jack Russell.
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Beautifully driven onto the front foot, racing down through mid-off.
Should be for a very confident off drive from Mark Taylor.
A juicy half volley from Neil Foster.
And although playing in his first Ashes series, Mark Taylor quickly puts that one away.
Lovely time off drive through the vacant mid-off area.
Shot of a batsman in form.
Full face of the bat.
Taylor at 11, Marsh 13, no wicket for 26.
Wonderful moment for Mark Taylor, his first test match in England.
He's had a great tour so far.
First class average is 36, but so far he's played very well indeed this morning.
Very good start by the Australians, no wicket for 27.
That's the over-bowled.
The 12th over, Australia no wicket for 27.
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Back to viewers in New South Wales, the story is Australia no wicker for 27, March 13, Mark
Taylor on 12, a very comfortable start after Gower had won the toss and elects to bowl.
Looking very positive this morning Mark Taylor, trying to get onto the front foot.
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Welcome back to Leeds, Australia no wicker for 27, a change in the commentary team, it's
now Simon O'Donnell and Tony Gregg.
Thank you very much Bill Lorry and this certainly is very exciting, very tense stuff this first
test match in the Ashes series, Marsh has 13, Taylor 12, no wicker for 27, a good solid
start here by Australia and this is Foster over the wicket and fielded there by Smith
at forward short leg, three slips in the gully and a forward short leg so in all five attacking
Fieldsman, it's so far only one half chance so they've been pretty solid, this pitch
looks good and this start is exactly what the doctor ordered, the first session here
at Headingley, the ball normally seems around just a little bit, Marsh on strike.
Well good morning Simon O'Donnell, it's good to see the Aussie starting well.
It is Tony, yes a good start and making many Australians at home happy as well as the Australians
over here in a not so sunny Yorkshire, Jeff Marsh looking very solid, Mark Taylor looking
very solid and getting through a period of about 15 minutes just early where the English
bowlers seem to get that little bit of extra out of the wicket.
A good decision there by Mark Taylor to send Marsh back, last thing on earth they need
is a run out, that was Barnett moving quickly there from his position at cover, he's in
the foreground and you watch how quickly he goes to his left, picks it up and whips it
away in a flash, good call by Taylor.
Very good call and good thinking from Smith getting up to those stumps seeing that Jack
Russell had no chance of getting there in time, some good work by the English Fionsman.
Marsh letting that ball go, not being tempted outside that off stump, the Australians being
very happy with the start.
Yes they are and one of the traditions around here is to have a Ladbrokes betting tent on
the ground and I noticed Simon O'Donnell that when you walked in the ground this morning
you went straight into the Ladbrokes tent, how much did you put on who?
Well Tony I won't divulge how much, I had a bit of a flutter on Australia this morning.
Those of you who are tuned into this telecast may remember going back a few years when Messrs
Lily and Marsh decided to have a little wager in that very self-same tent on the opposition,
they got odds of 500 to 1 and I think they got the bus driver if my memory serves me
right to go over and place the bet for them.
Tony you're leading me into something here and I really think with the information I've
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That's well played, it's also the end of the other, we'll come back to that in a minute,
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Coming back to Headingley, no wicked 427 Australia, good start.
That is the Ladbrokes tent, 500 to 1 they got, Lily and Marsh of course England won,
they went and collected and eventually they gave the bus driver who placed the bet a trip
to Australia.
And as we speak now there's a change in the attack, it looks as if De Freitas has been
taking it out of the attack and it looks like Newport being brought into the attack, this
is his first test match and so he'll be very nervous Simon.
Yes he will be, he'll be looking to get off to a good start with Sam Maiden over and even
a wicked would help him a little bit more.
That is a very wide ball, he's got a strange action this guy, apparently looks always as
if he's going to bowl outswingers to the left hand or inswingers to the right hand and swings
it in the opposite direction, Phil Newport is his name, he plays for Worcester.
Yes he would have, he has had a good start to the county season with the Worcester wicket
playing a few tricks.
That's a great shot, straight down the ground, that'll be four, into the fence it goes and
so that's the second boundary of the day's play, a lovely straight drive, not a great
start for Phil Newport.
Not a good start and Mark Taylor picking this loose delivery up perfectly, full face to
the bat, straight down the ground, four runs go into the score.
That's a beautiful shot, fast outfield here, that one had to roll up the hill towards the
Kirkstall Lane end, our commentary box actually situated at the Kirkstall Lane end, so Newport
now again to Taylor.
Just looking at those figures, De Freitas opened the bowling with Foster, De Freitas
no wicket for 14 of 7 overs, Foster no wicket for 11 of 7 as well, De Freitas has now been
replaced, Phil Newport into the attack.
Most spinner in this England line up and really the Australians have a similar situation except
that border probably will bowl a few overs of left arm orthodox spin.
Newport, very wide delivery, not much swing there at the moment, just looks as if it's
angling across the left hander.
Good looking pitch though Simon.
Does look good Tony and from reports this morning it looks quite a good batting wicket
and David Gower I think just looking at the atmosphere to get a little bit of movement
for his bowlers, he accepted that it was going to be quite a good batting wicket but they
might get a little advantage with the overcast conditions, so far so good for the Australians
and not so good for the English.
That's well played, beautiful shot through extra cover, down to the boundary it goes,
Taylor not even bothering to run, into the fence she goes and the Aussies now beginning
to look very confident.
They are two beautiful drives from Mark Taylor and not a good start for Phil Newport in his
first test, a lovely cover drive, foot to the pitch of the ball, full face to the bat,
racing to the cover boundary for four.
Any youngsters watching, that's the way to hit a cover drive, foot to the pitch, elbow
up, beautiful timing, Newport again and that's a better delivery from him, a better length.
That's the end of the over, now we get 4.35.
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Welcome back to Leeds, I don't know where those guys are from, they're obviously expecting
some sunshine, they're obviously not from Yorkshire, it's a murky day here.
It is a murky day, not a good start for Phil Newport, he would have been hoping to have
a better start than that, got the boundaries off his first over, it's fostered to continue
to marsh.
That's well fielded by Foster, not great timing on that occasion by marsh, was pretty well
pitched up to him, he tried to hit it straight down the ground but it looked to me as if
it hit somewhere around the base of the bat, let's have another look at it there, pretty
well pitched up and hit right at the bottom of the bat, Foster got back quite quickly.
He looks to me to be the danger man, Simon, he's very close to the stumps, he's probably
the quickest of the English bowlers, let's have a look at him here, nice and comfortable
in his approach, what a delivery, I tell you what, you've got to be a good player to nick
those.
I certainly do, Jeffrey Marsh just looking as if he left that late but I think he did
play it, it's gone well off the seam and magnificent ball from Neil Foster and he's got capabilities
of doing that quite regularly, moving the ball away from the right hander which in test
match cricket or any form of cricket is really the ball you're looking for to get wickets.
That's down the leg side, now that ball before that you saw move away off the seam, that
is really the, I suppose the thing that most Englishmen and Australians talk about when
they're referring to English conditions, the ball tends to move a lot off the wicket and
so you often get people caught behind and caught at slip and really just looking at
that replay he looked to me as if he missed the ball by six inches.
I think he did miss it by quite a measurement and I think the reason for that is the ball
did so much.
He's got that one away and Jack Russell is flying away and picks it up, doesn't he look
like Alan Knott? He's got all his mannerisms. Jack Russell wearing his black gloves, he's
got all the Knott mannerisms, he even wears a hat similar to that worn by Knott.
A lot of responsibility on Neil Foster here, I would say the most experienced English bowler
in this side. He's taking up the brunt of responsibility with the English attack, Newport
playing his first test, afraid it's rather inexperienced. So he's the senior man, has
to lead the way. At the moment the Australian batsmen are leading the way.
Well that's well bowled to, beats the outside edge of the bat through to Jack Richards,
a good over that one from Foster, it's now no wicket 4.36.
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Welcome back, it's no wicket 4.36, Marsh has 13, Taylor 20 and the Aussies are looking
really good, they've been put into bat, just three extras there and it's going to be full
Newport to continue bowling over the wicket. To Marsh, a crucial man in this Aussie batting
line-up, rock solid he is, batted magnificently at Lord's and also a very good judge of a
single, have a look at that, pushing it out on the offside, taking a single and I should
think that his teammates will be looking forward to him batting through the day today. He's
got great powers of concentration, he always seems to be in control, from Western Australia
and a very important part of this batting line-up and Simon O'Donnell's got some thoughts
on Jeff Marsh. Jeff Marsh, the Australian vice captain, is on his first tour of the
United Kingdom. Jeff, an opening batsman, is a very fine player square of the wicket
and prefers to play pace bowling rather than spin. Jeff later in the innings will play
some very good straight drives and cover drives but his main purpose and his main strength
is square of the wicket. There we are, reads the game well, he's a strong cutter and he
also plays that straight drive very well. He's pretty important to the side Simon. He
certainly is Tony and a noted mark on his innings is, as his innings does progress,
he always plays well square of the wicket but generally he moves into some very nice
straight drives and off drives as his innings goes on. He'll be looking to move into those
very shortly I'm sure. Newport has found his line a little better this over. Some of the
signs there, messages for folks at home. We don't want any of you Yorkshiremen getting
too sad there if you're having to pick up one of your relatives sitting in the crowd
here. Message there for Geraldton, there's even one for the Victorians Simon. Bay 13
message. That's well left. Well left by Mark Taylor. Newport finding his line and his length
a little bit better this over. Would still be very nervous in his first test match. A
couple of boundaries off his first over. David Gowell would be hoping that he can find that
line and his length very quickly. He can't afford to give those runs away. Yes Gowell
having put Australia into bat needs a wicket. He'll be starting to worry a little bit.
Good shot straight down the ground. It's running down towards the boundary. I think
they'll probably just cut this off. It's going to be just short, picked up, back it comes
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Black, the Black Douglas. We'll have a look at that Aussie batting line-up. Boone down
to come in at three followed by Jones and Border. Then War. Healy coming in after that
and then the tail. All four of them are seamers Lawson Alderman Hughes and Campbell. No spinner
in the side. And out there at the moment Marsh on 14. Taylor has 23. It's no wicket for 40.
And it's going to be Foster to continue. He is a pretty useful bowler. I've already seen
him move one or two around and the fact that Gower has kept him on is an indication that
he considers him to be the spearhead of his attack. Gower having won the toss put Australia
in needs a wicket or two here before lunch. Just ten minutes to go now before the lunch
break and I tell you if the Australians go in there no matter what the score is without
having lost a wicket they will be absolutely ecstatic. And this man is the man that Gower
is looking to to do something before lunch. That's a bouncer. Richie Beno has some thoughts
on Foster. Neil Foster on his day I reckon is England's best pace bowler. He has a very
high action which unfortunately can sometimes have him drifting down the leg side and that
does pose him a problem or two. He bowls a great leg cutter moves it also in from outside
the right handers off stump but the leg cutter is the dangerous delivery. Well we've seen
one or two of those leg cutters. He's also bowled the odd one down the leg side and he
certainly is the leading bowler. That's way outside off stump no movement there. I think
it might have been an attempt at a slower ball. I think you'd agree Simon that he is
the danger man. I suppose Gower is going to look to Neil Foster for a lot of work in this
test match. Yes I think he better not be carrying an injury into the test match. He's going
to have a big workload. A major bowler in this English attack. We know he can move the
ball around. I think in Manchester the one day against Old Trafford the ball he got Alan
Vaude with is one you don't see all that often. Ball wide again and he's one of the bowlers
in the world capable of bringing a ball back off the scene to a left hander. And the Yorkshiremen
looking a little worried here. They're flocked into the ground. There they are. I'm sorry
to those of you who are used to seeing pictures of the lovely ladies that we bring to you
so regularly. It's a little hard here. Not so much because there are no lovely ladies
but this coverage comes to you courtesy of the BBC. That's well fielded and I don't think
the BBC cameramen are quite as inclined as our cameramen back in Australia to home in
on the beauties of England Simon. No Tony they're not but I think probably the weather
is a major problem that you can't see much of them. Australia I think with our sunny
weather we see just that little bit more. You're not suggesting that anything more than
the face is important are you? I would never suggest that. It's Foster to Marsh. Oh a bigger
field there for LBW. Up by Shepard looks down the wicket and he turns it down. So that's
the first confident appeal from England. It must have been quite close. I think it probably
moved off the wicket quite a long way. It was given not out. We'll see that again in
the moment. It's no wicket for 47, 41. At Mad Barry's this long weekend everything that
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wicket for 41 and this crowd really got quite excited on that occasion. They all came up
out of their seats. It's going to be Newport again. But let's have another look at that
LBW appeal. It was a pretty confident one. That's a confident appeal. And I think reason,
reason to appeal. Jeff March has given the benefit of the doubt there. This pad may be
just outside the line of the off stump. It's good to have a look at that. Just reiterating
I am Australian. It's a single. I tell you what Simon, if you'd have had the ball in
your hand and you'd have bowled that one you'd have been tearing your hair out. I'm not as
biased as you are boy. That looked to me to be pretty prum. I reckon I'm by a shepherd
to think long and hard about that one. Now there are lots of bets going on down in Australia.
Many of Englishmen, Yorkshiremen and obviously more Australians. There's plenty of money
riding on this series. Maybe a few Englishmen down in Australia come out of their seats
when that appeal went up too. It was very, very close. We'll have another look at it.
Off the pad no run there. Let's just have a look why Foster here got so excited. Now
see if this ball's going to hit the wickets. Oh what? Up they go. The wicket keeper, the
bowler and even the batsman had a little glance at the umpire. Very, very steady decision.
Very experienced umpire David Sheppard and not to be intimidated by any yelling or screaming
by any of the players and had a good look at it and turned it down. I think a correct
decision. You are rock solid I can tell you what. You're a lorry.
Well we've uh, we need that little bit of luck. Every side needs a bit of luck in a
test match and Australia moving along to 42. Very solid. I could understand if it was a
Victorian but I mean he's a Western Australian. That's well played straight down the ground.
The freighters is off to that one. These outfields are quite quick but there's a slight slope
up the ground here. So two more. Newport having a tough time in his first spell in test cricket.
Certainly is and that's those Jeff Marsh drives we talked about a little earlier. As his innings
progresses he becomes very strong straight down the ground which gives the opposition
captain a little bit of a headache. He's very strong square of the wicket and then
starts playing down the ground. Sometimes you just haven't got enough fieldsmen.
That's well played. It's the end of the over. We'll be back after the break with Bobby Simpson
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Aquaglide. The world's smoothest shave. Australia none for 44 at Headingley. Jeff Marsh
is on 16. Mark Taylor 25. Three extras and we're in the 20th over. And it's Neil Foster
coming from the football stand end. In a second we'll be talking with the Australian coach
Bob Simpson. Bob you must be I suppose one delighted to be batting first and two delighted
with the start. We're certainly delighted with the way it's
gone and we were in fact going to bat so the toss was a bit of a Clayton's toss out there.
And I think our lads have been very positive. The wicket's been good and that's made all
the difference. Impresses me with his temperament Mark Taylor.
Yeah he's a pragmatic sort of fella. He gets on with it. He's not worried about the ball
that's beaten him and I think and I've always thought he's got a big future in the game.
You like the idea of the left and right combination and then Burnet 3?
Very much so. I think when you look at our line up now with Burnet 3 bored of 5 Jones
at so bored of 4 Jones 5. I think it looks good.
What about the news on Carl Rackerman? What's that?
Well it's good and bad and as much as he had an arthroscope done on his knee last evening
there was a small crack in the cartilage. That's been fixed up and Carl will be out
of hospital this afternoon round about 5 o'clock English time and is expected to be back in
action within a fortnight. Disappointment to lose him for this game I guess.
Well you know Carl's a great strike ball. He's one of the big hopes for us on this tour.
I think the 4 we've got will do a good job. Merv Hughes and Campbell have come on nicely
so far. Yes you must be very pleased with Campbell
to put him into the first test. Well he's been a real bonus in many ways.
We thought he would develop nicely but when you look at the bowling so far I think he's
above all the others been the one that's looked as though he's bowling according to the plan
and he's been very impressive. He's worked up good speed and he's been niggling around
about off stump and that's exactly what we need over here.
Neil Foster again to Mark Taylor on 25. Yes the wicket there's been a lot said about
it but it does appear to be quite a good one. It's very hard Ian. There's a fair amount
of grass on it. It's white in colour but it's fairly thick. That seems to be the pattern
over here. You haven't got that nice fine grass that you and I might have remembered
a couple of years ago and this tends to make the ball seem around but it's not doing it
out there. I think it's because it's so dry and so hard and to me it looks a very good
batting wicket. Foster once again from the football stand in. Alright Bobby thanks very
much for talking with us and let's hope the good work keeps up. Oh for about another four
hours today I hope yes. Alright all the best. Back to the commentary position. Thank you
very much Ian and good to see Bobby Simpson looking so fit. All those tracksuits on it's
quite cold here. The tide is pretty cool down in Sydney as well. It's probably ice cold down in
Melbourne. It's a bit different really to be cold up here. Probably part of England weatherwise.
This could be the last ball before lunch. We'll have to keep an eye on the umpires now. They're
coming off the ground. Yes the wicket for the score now is no wicket for 44. What a great start
this has been for Australia. They've been putting to bat. Marsh has got 16. Taylor has 25. Three
extras. No wicket for 44 after 20 overs and really this is a tremendous start. The Australians will
be very very happy indeed. Gower in fact will be very unhappy. The bowling figures. De Freitas
seven overs no wicket for 14. Foster ten overs no wicket for 12. Newport three overs no wicket
for 15 and the real good news is Australia are doing real well. No wicket for 44. We'll see you
in about 40 minutes time.
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Good evening, welcome to Coast to Coast. Unfortunately the flu's caught up with Graham and he can't be
with us tonight but there's still plenty ahead. We'll hear from the Australians who have been
forced out of China by the bloodshed in Beijing. Taking tumbles are all in a day's work for these
young hopefuls. They're trained to become stuntmen and women. We'll take a look behind the scenes
shortly. As well birthday celebrations for a rock star of the 70s, Boz Skaggs and appropriately
enough on this cricket night Cool Running. Boz Skaggs and Cool Running and would you believe Boz
is now 45. Makes us all seem that little bit older but before all that time to catch up with the
latest news and good evening Sandra Falloon. Hello John, a Qantas Jumbo carrying hundreds of
Australians evacuated from China is due to arrive in Sydney early tomorrow morning. The jet has
already completed one trip between China and Hong Kong and today has been picking up more Australians
and New Zealanders from the troubled cities of Shanghai and Beijing. While those who have got out
are happy to have escaped the misery of China, they're also fearful for the safety of friends
left behind. It's definitely not a safe place to be. The soldiers have threatened to shoot us if
they see us taking photographs or watching through binoculars. People's Liberation Army is supposed
to love the people. This is what they're told. We love you and I ask what kind of love is this if
their leaders say shoot your own people. I feel like I've just walked down and I have such a
privileged position. In Beijing thousands more troops have been pouring into the central city
today. There are also reports that the suspected leaders of the student rebellion are being rounded
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people in high places are not beyond the reach of the broom. The small South American nation of
Suriname is in mourning after a plane crash killed up to 174 passengers. The Suriname Airways DC-8
was trying to land in heavy fog at the capital's airport which has no radar. It came down instead
in dense jungle three kilometers short of the runway. It's believed there were only 14 survivors.
Among the dead is an entire Dutch soccer team. In Iran the Ayatollah Khomeini's resting place had
to be protected from mourners. At least eight people were killed and more than 10,000 injured
during the frenzied funeral ceremonies for the spiritual leader. Hopes have been raised that
Western hostages in Lebanon could be freed under a new Iranian leadership but many Iranians reject
any softening of the approach. And finally a Perth man has come up with the perfect way
to beat the peak hour rush. Graham Hickey gets to work in a German amphibious vehicle bought
from the failed National Safety Council. When traffic gets too heavy on the highway he simply
drives into the Swan River, puts down the propeller and motors to the other side. And
with the background of the NSC still under investigation the craft also has intriguing
number plates. And that's all from the newsroom now back to the studio. The world's largest plane
has made a surprise appearance at the Paris Air Show. The 600 ton Antonov bomber turned up
carrying the latest edition to the Soviet space fleet. They were seconds of aviation history. The
largest airplane in the world with the Soviet shuttle Buran riding piggyback flying through the
early morning haze over Paris. Neither craft had been seen in the West before. The journey from
Kiev had taken three and a half hours. Glasnost had reached the Paris Air Show. Western experts
have known about the existence of the 600 ton Antonov since December. Called Merira the dream,
this was proof it was for real. Then the nose cone opened inside a special tow bar to haul the jet
away. The Soviets are the stars of this year's show. They're competing fiercely in the aviation
business and were ready to talk. Western experts will study every detail of both the plane and the
shuttle. They'll give a demonstration flight across Paris tomorrow. The French Open tennis
continues tonight in Paris with all the attention on an emerging new star. After bundling champion
Ivan Lendl out of the French Open tennis in Paris, teenage American Michael Chang has continued his
winning run with victory against Haiti's Ronald Agenor. He had to fight hard for his points,
but not as hard as the day he surprised Lendl and the rest of the tennis world. Chang's next
opponent is Russian Andrei Chesnikov, who beat defending champion Mats Willender in straight
sets. At one stage Willender led 5-2 in the third. The former world champion hasn't had a tournament
win this year. Bookies in the United Kingdom are counting their losses tonight after a win
by Nashuan, the 5-4 favourite at the Epson Derby. The punters had $30 million riding on the horse
and they weren't disappointed. No one was going to remind the Queen that Nashuan's trainer was
recently sacked from her stables. Ken Sutcliffe, Graham Kennedy, coast to coast. A controversial
move in San Francisco has given gay couples the right to marry. Under the historic law,
homosexuals will have many of the same rights as heterosexual couples. Joe Grubb and Peter
Bellinger have been gay lovers for the past 11 years. Right now, they're making wedding plans.
We're planning to go down to the registrar's office and sign other together. In San Francisco,
gay marriages are now legal. Homosexual relationships like Joe and Peter's are recognised
as genuine domestic partnerships. So it's illegal now for anyone, at least in the public sector,
to discriminate against those gay partnerships or marriages. It's going to send a message that
gays, lesbians live lives very much like everyone else does. The new law will also mean significant
savings. Part of the wedded bliss, Peter, a full-time student, will be covered by Joe's
health insurance. They can take out a family plan. There are rules though to prevent just anyone from
declaring a domestic partnership to win those financial benefits. For a start, you and your
partner would have to sign a declaration that you do in fact live together and that you share an
intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring. You'd also have to prove that you're not
related. As for those jokes about who's going to be the bride, I would happily stand up and say
that I'm a happy bride for our relationship because it's important to me. In San Francisco,
Jane Fealin, Graham Kennedy coast to coast. I don't mind him being the bride but I hope he
doesn't have to slip into a white frock.
Here is the car that you've been waiting for. It's a great way of driving and a whole lot more.
Hey, have you, have you, have you, have you driven a Ford, driven a Ford?
Have you, have you, have you, have you driven a Ford, driven a Ford, driven a Ford?
Lately it seems I've got a lot more style and everywhere I go I get a great big smile.
Have you, have you, have you, have you driven a Ford, have you driven a Ford?
Have you, have you, have you, have you driven a Ford?
Lately.
Hey kids, look what's new. McDonald's has a great meal for you.
A color combo.
Congo bongo.
Color combo.
Tonka rongo.
You get a junior or cheeseburger, fries, coke, more.
A free mini sundae, free smarties, galore.
Color combo.
Sounds quite nice.
Terrific food.
Good to watch the price.
$2.45 for a junior burger meal, $2.55 for cheeseburger meals, it's unreal.
Color combo.
Color combo, you know.
For a limited time.
So come on, let's go.
Color combo.
You'd be so nice to come home to.
Good afternoon, Mr. James.
You'd be warm and cozy as a fire.
Dang.
Always there to lend a hand.
Courtesy.
Color combo.
When you've got a Gold Air, good help's not hard to find.
Not a sandwich.
You'd be so nice.
You'd be paradise.
Color combo.
To come home to.
Gold Air.
Evening, sir.
Gold Air, the best help you can get.
There are special moments that you wish.
Could happen every day.
That tender touch.
That witty smile.
Need more than words can say.
And Arnett's Chocolate Biscuits.
Are the ones they love the best.
Tempt and.
Caramel crowns.
Fruit and nut.
Knit, slice and the rest.
Yes, Arnett's Chocolate Biscuits.
Are the ones they love the best.
She is well.
Simply better.
Comedienne Joan Rivers was born Joan Molinsky on this day in 1929.
She was born on this day in 1933 in Brooklyn.
She was a fat, unhappy child.
She claimed that her show business debut was as all three wise men in the school Christmas play.
And included her solo number, I Three Kings of Orient Anne.
After college she spent her early career working in dives and strip joints.
She became a star after a guest spot on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.
Since then she's hosted the show many times and has also had her own talk show.
Nancy Sinatra was born on this day in 1940.
Beloved of foot fetishists for singing the line,
one of these days these boots are going to walk all over you.
Fancy Nancy is the daughter of Frankie Frankie Sinatra.
Her hit songs include Jackson, How Does That Grab You and Something Stupid.
A duet with her dad.
On this day in Dallas in 1944 singer Boz Skaggs was born.
Boz was the buzz in 1976 with the release of his Silk Degrees album.
He retired in the early 80s to run restaurants in San Francisco
but has recently made a musical comeback.
Probably because no one wanted to eat in a restaurant called Skaggs.
The Soviet film Little Vera is about to open in London.
It's the story of a rebellious teenager with a drunk father,
unhappy mother and the movie is littered with uninhibited sex scenes.
Just what Glasnost is all about.
Saturday night out in the Ukraine, Vera on the left and a friend.
Little Vera is a distinct departure for Soviet cinema.
This is a look at Soviet life from the bottom
and a lingering look at that, 2 hours 14 minutes.
The Soviets are inveterate cinema goers.
Some 50 million of them have seen this slice of social realism.
A drab industrial landscape reminiscent of an LS Lowry.
A sullen teenager struggling against boredom and parental disapproval.
Dad's an irascible drunk.
Family life, it's bleakness, it's humor
is observed in an almost documentary style.
But cinema has been sort of sanitized, cosmetic
and suddenly the kind of thing that we had in the 60s,
the films of Ken Loach for instance, has exploded,
splut on Soviet screens and it's very shocking.
The audiences have reacted in two ways predictably.
One lot have said this is not how it is, this is a terrible slander on Soviet youth.
But a lot of people I think have said that's how it is.
It's wonderful to see it and the filmmakers have said
they've had lots of letters from mothers saying
why can't this film be shown to younger children?
Because the film is actually restricted and can't be shown to the youngest possible.
But many people would like it to be shown as a kind of dreadful warning.
Little Vera produced by the Gorky studio in Moscow
is clearly the work of a new generation.
The director Vasily Pichul is 28.
His wife Maria wrote the screenplay as long ago as 83.
The film's star Natalia Negoda is 26.
I wouldn't say that you can call my part of Little Vera as a sex part in the film.
And when I decided to take part in the film I was acting,
I wasn't taking the part just for the sake of acting in these sex scenes.
To help push the film in the States, Natalia made an appearance in Playboy magazine.
According to the magazine, thanks to Gorbachev,
that notoriously opaque curtain has begun to show signs of see-through seductiveness.
Some people will do anything for money, jump from buildings,
throw themselves in front of speeding vehicles, crash cars, anything.
But there's an art to it, and for stuntmen it's called survival.
Bored bellhops like Greg Robinson do it.
Basically I don't like nine to five jobs.
Tracy Furet, a suburban savoury server, does it.
This is sort of the most outrageous thing I do.
Nancy Trefunevik, an unemployed aerobics addict, does it.
I mean, the worst that can really happen is a few bruises.
Roller, pair up, starting stomach punches, head punches.
Yeah, but he went too slowly.
This is what our lines are.
Every punch, you have to remember it.
See, that doesn't hurt me.
What I want you all to remember is your shins
and hand placement on the car for that first initial hit.
Hey, thanks for breakfast.
I enjoy this rather than high falls.
I don't like high falls.
What is it about the car work you enjoy?
Being close to the ground.
Do you still have to fight the urge to run out of the way of the car?
Yeah, yeah.
Because when the car's coming towards you,
the first thing you want to do is just step out of the way.
Nancy, surely there must be easier ways to make a living.
This is fun, though.
You wouldn't rather be knitting or something?
No.
How do you feel about heights, Chris?
To be totally honest, I'm absolutely scared out of my wits.
Why on earth are you doing a course like this, then?
Well, it's a lot of fun.
I get paid to have this much fun.
It's physically demanding, it's mentally stimulating.
Most stuntmen, whether they like care to admit it or not,
are very scared before they do any stunt.
No-one knows the feeling until they actually do it.
Chris, how do you feel about heights?
Palm's a bit sweaty, Chris.
Wipe them off.
Just try not to turn around too much when you're going down there.
OK?
You're set.
Whoops.
Next!
Still to come, the unusual fads from times gone by.
Part of the video review.
And a Victorian welcome for some special guests at Melbourne Zoo.
All ahead on Graham Kennedy Coast to Coast.
Tomorrow night on A Current Affair, the Beatles revisited.
It's 25 years since they visited Australia.
The stupidity of letting their children come into something like this.
Do you regard it as social misbehaviour or do you still...
A Current Affair, tomorrow, 6.30, following National 9 News at 6.
New from Arnott's, a cream biscuit for true cream biscuit lovers.
Arnott's hazelnut.
Each biscuit base is circled with luscious peaks of rich vanilla cream.
Then, to tempt you even more, Arnott's add a centre of creamy hazelnut praline.
And you'll love the distinctive biscuit.
Baked extra light and crunchy.
Arnott's hazelnut.
Two irresistible creams in one delicious biscuit.
The 1988 small car of the year, the Holden Astra,
is running out at your nearest Sydney Holden dealer
with the power of a big high-tech 1.8 litre port fuel-injected engine.
A very economical highway cycle of 6.8 litres per 100 kilometres.
Great features like tilt-adjustable steering, rear seat folding,
stereo AM-FM radio cassette and remote hatch door release.
At $14,940, the Astra is running out fast.
Don't you miss out.
If your back isn't open when you need it most,
then you're not with a very advanced back.
At the advanced back, all our branches are open extended hours
and many for late night shopping and even Saturday mornings.
A back that's open when you need it most, now that's an advanced back.
Welcome, ladies, to the annual St Albans Men's Navi Changing Competition.
Now, gentlemen, you want a good clean fold.
How come yours are so nice and soft?
Fabric softener.
I'll use one too. So how come yours are softer?
My wife's cuddly.
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Hi, I'm Ian Kiernan.
You know, the one thing I like better than cleaning up the harbour
is actually being on it.
That's why you shouldn't miss out.
That's why you shouldn't miss this year's Sydney International Boat Show.
It's moved to Darling Harbour and it's the biggest show ever.
Every hall is overflowing with boats and gear.
On the water, there's a spectacular display of the latest yachts and cruises.
So come on aboard, put yourself at the helm and see how good it feels.
The Sydney International Boat Show, June 8-14.
Exhibition centre, Darling Harbour.
It's called slam dancing, but those who try this dance step
need no further skill than the ability to jump off a stage
into the screaming masses.
It's called slamming, and to the uninitiated,
it looks like an all-out brawl.
But in fact, it's a form of dance,
a product of the Pike era from the early 80s.
Slam dancing is just kind of like flying, you know, you crash into each other.
You don't just kind of touch each one another.
It's just like violence.
Yeah, whatever.
There's a certain amount of trust involved with the person
who's jumping off the stage,
but there's also a sense of responsibility given to the people down there
and the audience that are catching them.
Physical dangers aside, psychologist Robert Dawson believes
there are positive side effects.
Being part of that, both as a jumper and as a catcher,
is quite a bonding, or I think can be quite a bonding experience,
and a very valuable experience for kids.
Slam band, the cosmic psychos, agree.
The kind of exhilaration of bumping into people and falling over in a heap
and laughing and getting up and helping each other.
And the helping each other is a really big part of it.
It's like, with the stage diving, people sort of trust themselves to the crowd
to not get hurt.
Have you ever been injured?
I just hurt my shoulder once, yeah.
Smell is injured, eh?
He had all bruised ribs because none of the bastards caught him.
We got a taste of the action when our cameraman copped this headbutt.
The band's safety is not a prime concern.
They concentrate on producing the music,
while the crowd concentrate on each other.
Slamming is labelled aggressive,
but Dr. Dawson maintains it releases frustration.
They get a good, strong feeling about being in a group,
and they're not going to wake up the next day with a drug habit.
They're not going to wake up the next day with a psychological dependence on something.
They've just had a good experience.
Encouraging words if you're a parent.
After all, one psychologist and 2,000 slammers can't be wrong.
A very brave Anna Gregory reporting there,
and I sure hope they didn't make her do it.
Now, for all of you people who have trouble getting to sleep,
here's the finance report.
Trading was strong on the Australian share market today
as the old ordinaries crept upwards to close at the $15.44 level.
The Nikkei Dow and FT100 have also made substantial gains.
The Aussie dollar remains unchanged from last night's close,
and gold is $1.50 down.
It seems the only thing that comes after two days of constant rain these days is Monday,
but with a bit of luck that'll change for this coming long weekend.
But in case it doesn't, Jim Murphy of the Melbourne Age Green Guide
has checked out the latest video releases,
and we understand, Jim, that you've found a beauty this week.
Well, how about this?
18 American high school students sit for a calculus exam.
Isn't that a riveting idea for a movie?
You think not?
Well, think again, because it has been made into a wonderful,
enthralling film called Stand and Deliver,
the true story of a teacher at a rundown school in East Los Angeles.
He's Jaime Escalante, played marvelously well by Edward James Olmos,
whom you may know from his regular role in the television series Miami Vice.
Although his class of predominantly Latino students can barely understand fractions,
he refuses to write them off as hopeless.
Escalante believes that students will rise to whatever level is expected of them.
So after winning their confidence, he sets them a tough goal.
Study through the summer, including all-day Saturdays,
and enter the Advanced Placement Calculus Test,
an exam so difficult that not more than 2% of students nationally are tempted.
Well, if you think this is far-fetched, keep reminding yourself that this is a true story.
No, to the end of the line, I've been gone two days and you forget already.
What's the domain?
All real numbers greater than one, X is greater than one.
I told you you could do it.
Okay, come on, sucky.
Okay.
We're now to Prisoner of Rio, a film about Ronnie Biggs,
resident of Rio de Janeiro, so-called great train robber,
and one-time carpenter by appointment to Graham Kennedy.
Biggs is credited as co-writer of this Brazilian production,
and he appears in a small role, so we must assume that he has given it his stamp of approval.
It's interesting for that, even though the plot about Scotland Yard's attempt to kidnap Biggs
and put him back in jail in England is a bit heavy-going.
Paul Freeman plays Biggs, but the background of the famous Rio carnival is colorful.
If you go for those atmospheric, bleak English crime thrillers,
Mike Figgis' Stormy Monday is worth a look.
In the Auckland area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
it boasts a powerful performance from Tommy Lee Jones as an American crook
who in poor boys' standover tactics against a jazz club owner played by Sting.
Along with this nastiness is a romance between an Irish lad played by Sean Bean
and one of the American's moles played by Melanie Griffith.
If you'd rather have a laugh, Caddyshack 2, more jokes at the expense of snobby golf clubs,
Mr. Forskin?
Forster.
has some good moments thanks to funny performances from Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid,
and a nightclub comic named Jackie Wilson who takes over the mantle of Rodney Dangerfield
as the resident Bulgarian and does it extremely well.
Your horse has quite a gas problem.
It's not the horse.
For a nostalgic spoof of the 60s, try Hairspray,
written and directed by the master of schlock John Waters.
It's about teenagers in Baltimore in 1962 when TV dance shows were all the rage,
not to mention beehive hairdos.
Mama, welcome to the 60s.
Among new for sale videos, I did enjoy one of the few sound features
by the great silent comedian Harold Lloyd.
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock was a flop in its day, the mid-40s,
despite being written and directed by the great Preston Sturgis.
But this fascinating curio has, I think, some very enjoyable moments.
And that's the video scene this week.
Hey Hey has a loyal following.
I came back.
But it's important not to outstay your welcome.
Are you finished, have you?
Whether you love them.
I love those things.
Or love to hate them.
I mean, the man's an idiot.
You simply can't ignore them.
Not easy.
So join Pardon Me Boys and Hoodoo Kurus and Jason Donovan with their new singles.
Wherever you may be, welcome to the show
on Hey Hey It's Saturday.
I'm sure you're all looking forward to that.
Brought to you by McDonald's in Canberra.
Thank you for laughing, Ethan.
6.30 Saturday online.
Why did she really quit?
Jackie McDonald gives her only interview in this week's Woman's Day.
Remember little Quentin, he's 14 now and has big plans for the future.
It's all part of my day.
For the first time, Alan Borders speaks out about his asthma.
Join Alex Papps on his first day with the Flying Doctors.
It's all part of my day.
Jovison's Widow talks about their incredible life together.
We show you how Clever Die recycles her clothes.
Read clairvoyant Fiona McCallum's astounding predictions for your love life.
And don't miss our tips to stop your neck aging.
It's all part of my day.
It's tax time again and we make it easy for you.
And the comedy companies show beautiful nits for you to make.
It's all part of my day.
A woman's day.
It's all part of my day.
G'day.
Where's the cheese?
Add some cheese.
Add a little natural sunshine.
It's amazing.
Add some cheese.
Try a little natural taste.
Add some cheese.
Add a little natural goodness.
It's amazing.
Add some cheese.
Try a little natural taste.
Remember, there are stacks of great Australian cheeses to choose from.
Cheeses to choose from.
Try a little natural taste.
For some years now, Ford Laser has been the top selling line in small cars.
Well, now there's a new line in lasers.
The limited edition Redline series.
Redlined to show lasers great lines to full effect.
To keep you online, there's adjustable steering and stylish alloy wheels
with mudflaps to protect lasers clean lines.
And there's a great line up of colors and models.
But the best thing about the new Laser Redline series is that it's recommended retail prices
just the same as the equivalent Laser GL.
And that's the bottom line.
Mad Barry's Long Weekend Sale means if you're renovating, you're in luck.
Save on kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors and storage units.
Like pantries for $59.
Mad Barry's, open all this long weekend.