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A Sydney based sports enthusiast with a particular thirst for cricket. Brett Lee Youtube clips get me through my day.
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A recent Ashes defeat and a spate of retirements have left an apparent cloud over Australia's 'national sport', as underlying tones of pessimism from…
After what has felt like an endless winter of long night shifts, there is light at the end of the tunnel as an English…
Some may dismiss the importance of the UK tour's white ball segment, but after relinquishing the urn, Steve Smith has labelled the ODI series…
One of the game's hot topics, ‘the death of Test cricket', was again brought into the limelight following protests prior to the start of…
Mitchell Marsh looks set to turn down the riches of the Indian Premier League in favour of a summer on the English County circuit.…
As the English media revel in the success of their latest 'golden generation', the finger pointing has started in Australia amidst reports of backroom…
I can see the logic behind trying to mould a settled T20 starting XI with the World Cup just around the corner. Sending Boyce over for one match was just a gamble that didn’t pay off. I’m sure he’d have bitten selectors hands off for the opportunity prior to the event.
I think keeping him in England for the ODI series would be the worst thing for him however. If he’s not going to get a game, which he won’t, there’s no point in him being there. There’s no benefit in him running out drinks when he could be back in Australia taking part in Queensland’s pre-season preparations.
Australia already have spinners in Agar, Maxwell and Smith (part-time)…not to mention the plethora of seam options. His batting is nowhere near where it needs to be to warrant a position as a specialist bowler just yet. Fingers crossed the trip hasn’t backfired and he bounces back strong. He’s only young, he should do.
Cameron Boyce's treatment a mystery
I’m 26 and Test cricket will always be regarded as the pinnacle for me. The ultimate vision growing up for me was to play Test cricket. I feel some youngsters still grow up with the same vision, but with the rise in T20 prominence and the money it brings, some players will not be able to ignore the opportunity to cash in. And why shouldn’t they make as much as money as they possibly can. Cricketers have short careers in relation to ‘normal jobs’.
The downside of this is that its got to the point where its to the detriment of Test cricket.
Cash or career? The difficult choice of a modern day cricketer
I think Marsh would really benefit from playing on the English County circuit. Like you said, their schedule is relentless and they play more or less every day.
I would love to see more Australian players using a season or two in the UK as part of their cricketing education. Chris Rogers used his experience to show everyone how to do it this series. There needs to be a few more like him in 2019 if we are to have any success.
It’s about finding a balance between the different formats. If Australian players want to play for the money that’s their prerogative, but bearing in mind Australia haven’t won an Ashes overseas since 2001, I might be more obliged to having a crack in the county championship.
With the currency exchange between the GBP and the AUD being what it is, players might want to start doing some number crunching to see how much a position in the 2019 Test team is really worth to them.
Cash or career? The difficult choice of a modern day cricketer
Gilchrist redefined ‘the expectations’ of a wicketkeeper, as a good pair of hands is often not enough now unless the keeper is able to make telling contributions with the bat.
The untold benefits of commercialisation in cricket