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Some of you may have watched the recent Fox Sports Series 'A Brief History of Australian Cricket: the Eighties'. If not, I’d definitely recommend…
Some of you may have watched the recent Fox Sports Series 'A Brief History of Australian Cricket: the Eighties'. If not, I’d definitely recommend…
The summer of cricket is about to start and my mind drifts back to the summers of my youth. Out of all the seasons…
Night games, the white ball and coloured clothing were all introduced 40 years ago this summer, as World Series Cricket changed the game forever.…
40 years ago cricket was revolutionised by Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket. Roar expert David Lord was heavily involved and it ended in a…
This month marks the 40th anniversary of World Series Cricket (WSC) devised by Kerry Packer’s money and by the brains and expertise of Richie…
The inaugural and historic day-night Test with pink balls starting today at the Adelaide Oval has monopolised all cricket discussions. Less discussed is another…
It was the spring of 2005 and all of Australia were in a excited mood. The summer of cricket was just around the corner…
In a new book, Tony Greig, Love War and Cricket, Greig's son Mark Greig provides an insight into the excitement around Kerry Packer's World…
I cannot help but think that Australian rugby needs a Kerry Packer/World Series style revolution. And very soon. Cricket was arguably saved and revolutionised…
Next year will mark 40 years since the start of World Series Cricket, a two-year breakaway cricket competition run by Kerry Packer that featured…
Next year will mark 40 years since the start of World Series Cricket, a two-year breakaway cricket competition run by Kerry Packer that featured…
Next year will mark 40 years since the start of World Series Cricket, a two-year breakaway cricket competition run by Kerry Packer that featured…
World Series Cricket changed the game for the better, but the sport is unwilling to recognise it. Back when Kerry Packer ruled the roost…
World Series Cricket changed the game for the better, but the sport is unwilling to recognise it. Back when Kerry Packer ruled the roost…
World Series Cricket changed the game for the better, but the sport is unwilling to recognise it. Back when Kerry Packer ruled the roost…
Tony Greig's sudden death yesterday at the age of 66 is gut-wrenching. I first met the genial giant of 6'6" at the start of…
"As for that agent, that David Lord bastard ... I'm going after him too". The words from Kerry Packer during the superb first episode…
In 1977, Channel 9 owner Kerry Packer signed up 66 of the world's best cricketers - many of them in the prime of their…
As mentioned ages ago - and confirmed in Tuesday's fixtures from Cricket Australia - it was wonderful to see that the World Series is…
It has been said that nothing in cricket happens for the first time. In the case of night Test matches, this is almost true.…
World Series Cricket was the biggest shake-up in the history of cricket, until the arrival of Twenty20. Players such as Ian and Greg Chappell,…
[caption id="attachment_1884" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Ben Hilfenhaus in action during a one day international cricket match - AAP Image/Andrew Cornaga"][/caption] From the launch of World…
This coming summer marks the 30th anniversary of the 'truce' between Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket troupe and the then Australian Cricket Board (now…
For us cricket tragics, there’s always something special when we see and hear leather hitting willow. We watch it on television, listen to it…
For us cricket tragics, there’s always something special when we see and hear leather hitting willow. We watch it on television, listen to it…
For us cricket tragics, there’s always something special when we see and hear leather hitting willow. We watch it on television, listen to it…
Some of you may have watched the recent Fox Sports Series 'A Brief History of Australian Cricket: the Eighties'. If not, I’d definitely recommend…
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Does anyone know how I can watch the series on 80s cricket outside Australia? I am an 80s buff and really want to watch …(more)