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T20 cricket not to blame for Australia's batting woes
1 May 2013National Selection Panel chairman John Inverarity has pointed to T20 cricket to blame for influencing Australia’s recent batting woes. Inverarity isn’t alone in his views of T20′s impact on young batsmen in Australia, with many former players also putting blame on the shortest format of the game. But to blame T20 is a simplistic view, [...]
Australian cricket's leadership void
23 Apr 2013Australian cricket faces a leadership crisis like never before. After a period of being spoiled for choice in the leadership stakes, the resignation of Shane Watson as vice-captain highlights just how bare the leadership cupboard is for Australia. No obvious candidates for Watson’s replacement stand out, with many of the players in contention seemingly yet [...]
Australia must play five bowlers
26 Jan 2013One thing has become obvious during this summer. Australia’s batsmen will not win a series against India and will not reclaim the Ashes. Through out the whole summer the Australian batting line-up has been prone to collapses, with the low point coming in the recent ODI series against Sri Lanka where Australia was rolled for [...]
Gordon appointment a bad move for Dogs
17 Oct 2012Rumors circled on Tuesday night that the 17-year reign of Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon had come to an end. The official announcement was expect for the following day, with former president and lawyer Peter Gordon taking over as president. The rumours of change at board level for the Bulldogs had been flying around for [...]
Time for AFL to recruit from our own backyard
3 Oct 2012One story from the Sydney Swans’ premiership side has stood out like no other football story. That was the journey of their ruckman Mike Pyke. The former Canadian Rugby Union international joined an increasing list of players from outside the sport to come and enjoy success in their new found game. He joins a fellow [...]
Victorian clubs seeking standalone VFL teams
28 Jul 2012The make up of the VFL/AFL alignments looks set for another shake up in season 2013. Already Essendon has announced their plans to cut ties with VFL affiliate, joining Collingwood and Geelong as AFL clubs with standalone sides in the VFL competition. Richmond has also announced that 2013 will be its last year with Coburg [...]
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