All-Rounders

I have recived the following email from Australia:

"There has been comment that MBEs, and even knighthood, are to be awarded to the victorious English cricket team and the Queen has been criticised that such honours not been given to Australian sportsmen who have been victorious in past years. The fact is that the awarding of honours within the Order of the British Empire to British sportsmen (or to anybody else in the UK), is not a decision of the Queen but of the British Government. Furthermore, the Australian Government discontinued imperial honours over twenty years ago and instead recommends the awarding of honours within the Order of Australia, of which the Queen is also Sovereign. The Australian Government also discontinued the awarding of knighthoods under the Order of Australia. However, the Australian Government always has the option of restoring imperial honours, in which case they could then recommend that knighthoods and MBEs be awarded to anyone they may choose to nominate."

No Sir Shane Warne? Not even Shane Warne MBE? Over to you, Kevin Rudd.