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I have read with interest two articles this week which looked at the role of religion in sport, one regarding Manny Pacquiao finding God,…
“Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane all have perfectly fine stadiums to use in the winter.” Except for the chopped up surfaces they will play on, due to many teams sharing stadia with NRL or Super Rugby
The A-League's 'family-friendly' kick-off times are keeping fans away
Sean Abbott in the mix?
Forgotten Ashes hero, WA bolter, cult hero and more: All the options to replace Cameron Green for New Year's Test
Usually allows for those of us who can’t make the start of a game can watch from the start
Pathetic cop out that leaves Australian football fans up in arms
Here’s the thing that makes this case different: Dean was in her crease at the time that Sharma would have been expected to release the ball. This is not what we should be normalising.
Frown upon it if you will, but the 'Mankad' is not unsportsmanlike
And this, my friends, is everything that’s wrong in Test cricket. This is what gives us Fox Sports spruiking Saqib Mahmood for the next Test because he got four wickets in the BBL. This is what gives us people pushing for Josh Inglis ahead of Alex Carey because he’s got white ball runs.
Deep Point: What makes Marnus world's No.1, and why the Joe Root pile on is 'absolute bulls--t'
Even with the 50 year criteria, there’s a bunch of good players who don’t make the list. Considering the pace attack of Hadlee, Southee and Boult, I’d look at Jacob Oram in place of Cairns. I rate him better as a bat, and still handy with the ball. But that’s the sort of minor quibbling the comments are made for…
The best New Zealand Test cricket side of the last 50 years
The way the broadcasting deal has been structured as cash plus commercial contra gives me hope that 10/Paramount are going to give good airtime to the game, mostly because it’s in their own interest to do so. But the proof of the pudding will be in the eating
Is Ten/ Paramount+ serious about football in Australia?
No, because they’re at the Olympics…
Is Ten/ Paramount+ serious about football in Australia?
In the words of good ol’ JR: “if wishes were fishes, the world would be an ocean”
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 2
Again, underage teams are residential, not based on Origin criteria
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 2
2002/3, for the under 18s, iirc. But like I said, that’s a residential team, not Origin
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 2
Quick note: underage rep aides are picked on residential basis, not Origin credentials. SBW played for NSW, for example. So Mulitalo wasn’t automatically eligible for QLD just because he played under 18s in maroon
Six talking points from State of Origin Game 2
1. Starc going at 3.2 rpo is quite economical for him. He looked great in the first two tests, wasn’t bad in Sydney, but tired in Brisbane.
2. McDermott? Are you having a laugh? He’s found some form this summer, but he’s still only scored two tons in 60+ first class innings.
I picked two squads of 18 for the stereo tours:
Test:
Warner
Pucovski
Labuschagne
Smith
Wade
Green
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood
– – –
Harris
Head
Henriques
Neser
Pattinson
Abbott
Swepson
T20:
Finch
Short
Carey
Philippe
McDermott
Khawaja
Maxwell
M.Marsh (or Dwarshuis/Christian if not fit)
Sams
Stoinis
A.Agar (or Turner if not fit)
Zampa
Green
K.Richardson
J.Richardson
Tye
Behrendorff
Meredith
Who should Australia pick to play South Africa?
It’s the region they’re in.
Does anyone care that Macarthur are a decent football team?
I love this sort of thing, because you rarely have a 13/17 that are streets ahead of everyone else. Here’s my take on it:
1. Blacklock
2. B. Morris
3. Gasnier
4. Cooper
5. Nightingale
6. Soward
7. Hornby
8. Bailey
9. Mcinnes
10. Weyman
11. Thompson
12. Frizzell
13. Smith
14. Hunt/Widdop
15. Ryles
16. Vaughan
17. Creagh/Scott
St George Illawarra's greatest NRL team
Move Blacklock to fullback and Nightingale goes onto the wing. Thommo could come in if you move Smith to lock and drop Timmins to the bench?
St George Illawarra's greatest NRL team
Green being limited to 8 overs/innings is something to be aware of. Sure, a fifth bowling option (maybe sixth if you count Labuschagne) won’t need to send down too many, but I’m wary of getting him in too soon.
Pucovski, well that’s an interesting one. A pink ball test debut against Shami, Bumrah, Sharma and Ashwin could be rather daunting…
Time to be brave with Pucovski and Green
With Labuschagne in the side, I can’t see them picking a second spinner for any test in Australia
Time to be brave with Pucovski and Green
What could have been! Could have taken SFC into the knockouts, iirc?
Why we should all pick a J.League team to support this season
“ And just how are they going to stop people standing on the hill area?”
Roped off and security guards. Trust me, I went last year and know what they did.
Why we should all pick a J.League team to support this season
I wish it were that easy!
Why we should all pick a J.League team to support this season
“For once, an ACL game might get a bumper crowd.”
It won’t be too high, as AFC regulations state that you can only sell tickets for a seat. So the hill can’t be used at Kogarah…
Why we should all pick a J.League team to support this season
I think I’ve got a soft spot for Urawa. They played SFC in the ACL in 2007, and I was standing in the Cove. They made a late sub, and the “who are ya?” chant went up. It got lost in translation, as the away fans thought we were being complimentary about their side…
Why we should all pick a J.League team to support this season
NRL puts out a pronunciation guide every year for players’ names. Andrew Moore at ABC takes it seriously and makes sure any corrections are acted on. Api Koroisau is one recent example. Often called Kor-o-sau, correctly pronounced Ko-roy-sau
Just say his name right, BT
No (that’s the whole point of limited overs)
Maybe (I believe part of the change from fence to rope eras was because the ropes could move, so the fielding team could have an advantage they didn’t have before)
No (that’s the point of cricket, you only get one shot)
Partial no (bad light is never a cause of delay in BBL, and I believe that there’s already a 20 minute cushion in the playing regulations before overs are lost)
Yes (add a squad slot for Associate players, with CA/ICC to cover salary, maybe min 2 games from 10, or 4 from 14 if they every go back to full home and away as they should)
Five simple ways to make the Big Bash 10 times better