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Dan Liebke

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Glenn Maxwell and the non shot heard around the world

Glenn Maxwell is a World Cup hero (again!), following his remarkable batting feats - including at least one batting feat that was accomplished without…

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Glenn Maxwell and the non shot heard around the world

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Glenn Maxwell and the non shot heard around the world

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The Liebke Fifth Ashes Test report card: 'This series will be remembered as the 2-0 GOATwash'

For the fifth and final Test of the Ashes series, Australia made just the one change to their team, with Todd Murphy replacing Cameron…

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Jul

The Liebke Fifth Ashes Test report card: 'This series will be remembered as the 2-0 GOATwash'

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The Liebke Fifth Ashes Test report card: 'This series will be remembered as the 2-0 GOATwash'

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Jul

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The Liebke Fourth Ashes Test report card: 'Another absolutely thumping moral victory for England'

With heavy rain forecast for the fourth and fifth days of the Test, and Australia needing only a draw to retain the Ashes, they…

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Jul

The Liebke Fourth Ashes Test report card: 'Another absolutely thumping moral victory for England'

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The Liebke Fourth Ashes Test report card: 'Another absolutely thumping moral victory for England'

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Jul

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The Liebke Third Ashes Test report card: 'Is it against the spirit of cricket for English camera operators to follow the ball?'

Most of the gap between the second and third Test was spent with fans from all around the world finding example after example of…

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Jul

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The Liebke Third Ashes Test report card: 'Is it against the spirit of cricket for English camera operators to follow the ball?'

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Jul

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The Liebke Second Ashes Test report card: 'Same old Aussies! Always appealing for wickets that the umpires give out’

The second Test of the Ashes at Lord’s began with an interruption by Just Stop Oil protesters and only got crazier from that point.…

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Jul

The Liebke Second Ashes Test report card: 'Same old Aussies! Always appealing for wickets that the umpires give out’

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The Liebke Second Ashes Test report card: 'Same old Aussies! Always appealing for wickets that the umpires give out’

Cricket

Jul

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Women’s Ashes Test report card: 'A woman named 'Ash' in the Ashes absolutely an unfair advantage'

The women’s Ashes multi-format series began with the Test match at Trent Bridge. The match saw a significant milestone for Ellyse Perry who, in…

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Jun

Women’s Ashes Test report card: 'A woman named 'Ash' in the Ashes absolutely an unfair advantage'

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Women’s Ashes Test report card: 'A woman named 'Ash' in the Ashes absolutely an unfair advantage'

Cricket

Jun

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The Liebke First Ashes Test report card: 'It's fun when England don't give up at the first sign of a challenge'

The first Ashes Test began with some magnificent trolling from Mitch Marsh, who, for reasons known only to himself, began marking his run-up shortly…

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Jun

The Liebke First Ashes Test report card: 'It's fun when England don't give up at the first sign of a challenge'

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The Liebke First Ashes Test report card: 'It's fun when England don't give up at the first sign of a challenge'

Cricket

Jun

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The Liebke World Test Championship final report card: 'Cummins could have even let Gill have another hit'

Australia’s warm-up for the Ashes and India’s warm-down from the IPL coincided with the World Test Championship final, a contest to determine once and…

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Jun

The Liebke World Test Championship final report card: 'Cummins could have even let Gill have another hit'

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The Liebke World Test Championship final report card: 'Cummins could have even let Gill have another hit'

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Jun

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The Liebke Report Card: 'All Test cricket to take place in New Zealand from now on'

Before the fourth Test started at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, a couple of Prime Ministers (including one that coincidentally had the same…

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Mar

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The Liebke Report Card: 'All Test cricket to take place in New Zealand from now on'

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Mar

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The Liebke Report Card: Joel Wilson's Lyon vendetta, Jadeja goes full Marnus and stealth caught behind reviews

The third Test between India and Australia was played at Indore, which raised the prospect of an endless supply of Indore/indoor cricket wordplay, something…

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Mar

The Liebke Report Card: Joel Wilson's Lyon vendetta, Jadeja goes full Marnus and stealth caught behind reviews

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The Liebke Report Card: Joel Wilson's Lyon vendetta, Jadeja goes full Marnus and stealth caught behind reviews

Cricket

Mar

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The Liebke Report Card: Concussed elbows, GOAT attacks and jumping the shark

The second Test between India and Australia in Delhi saw the home side defeat the visitors by six wickets inside three days. And by…

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Feb

The Liebke Report Card: Concussed elbows, GOAT attacks and jumping the shark

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The Liebke Report Card: Concussed elbows, GOAT attacks and jumping the shark

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Feb

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The Liebke Report Card: 'On the plus side, 91 is more than 36'

The first Test between India and Australia in Nagpur has ended in an unlucky defeat to the visitors, who spent most of the match…

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Feb

The Liebke Report Card: 'On the plus side, 91 is more than 36'

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The Liebke Report Card: 'On the plus side, 91 is more than 36'

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Feb

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The Liebke Report Card: 'At least when Brisbane gave us a two-day Test, we got a result'

With injuries to Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland’s statue, Australia brought in three replacements for the third Test: Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood…

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Jan

The Liebke Report Card: 'At least when Brisbane gave us a two-day Test, we got a result'

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The Liebke Report Card: 'At least when Brisbane gave us a two-day Test, we got a result'

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Jan

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The Liebke Report Card: South Africans running out South Africans, and the most Australian cricketer ever

Heading into the second Test, all the discussion was whether Josh Hazlewood's return from injury would bump Scott Boland out of the starting XI.…

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Dec

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The Liebke Report Card: South Africans running out South Africans, and the most Australian cricketer ever

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Dec

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The Liebke Report Card: 'Test cricket in Queensland - beautiful one day, all over the next'

I’m currently holidaying in New Zealand, so wasn’t able to see as much of this first Test as I’d like (i.e. all of it).…

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Dec

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The Liebke Report Card: 'Test cricket in Queensland - beautiful one day, all over the next'

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Dec

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The Liebke Report Card: Scott Boland-Billy Joel comparisons and captaincy bans (or lack thereof)

Pat Cummins’ palpable disdain for playing Test cricket in Adelaide saw him once again miss the day/night Test. Not that it mattered one iota.…

Cricket

Dec

The Liebke Report Card: Scott Boland-Billy Joel comparisons and captaincy bans (or lack thereof)

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The Liebke Report Card: Scott Boland-Billy Joel comparisons and captaincy bans (or lack thereof)

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Dec

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The Liebke Report Card: Justice for 'Justice for JL' crew, and Sir Frank Worrell's rear end

After so much white-ball nonsense to begin the summer, it was finally time to move on to something more substantial. Don’t get me wrong,…

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2022

The Liebke Report Card: Justice for 'Justice for JL' crew, and Sir Frank Worrell's rear end

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The Liebke Report Card: Justice for 'Justice for JL' crew, and Sir Frank Worrell's rear end

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2022

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'Treated as a joke': The attitude problem that left Australian cricket playing T20 catch up

In 2021, Australia won its first ever T20 World Cup. (Well, first ever men’s T20 World Cup - the women had won hundreds of…

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2022

'Treated as a joke': The attitude problem that left Australian cricket playing T20 catch up

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'Treated as a joke': The attitude problem that left Australian cricket playing T20 catch up

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2022

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The Liebke Report Card, Sri Lanka vs Australia second Test: The Beatles and cricket comparisons

After Australia’s first Test win over Sri Lanka in Galle, the two teams headed all the way over to Galle for the second. Here’s…

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2022

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The Liebke Report Card, Sri Lanka vs Australia second Test: The Beatles and cricket comparisons

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2022

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The Liebke Report Card, Sri Lanka vs Australia first Test: Superhuman skipper, stoic Smudge

After going back and forth in the ODI and T20 series, Sri Lanka and Australia finally turned their collective gaze toward the Tests. Here's the…

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2022

The Liebke Report Card, Sri Lanka vs Australia first Test: Superhuman skipper, stoic Smudge

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The Liebke Report Card, Sri Lanka vs Australia first Test: Superhuman skipper, stoic Smudge

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2022

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I was pretty disappointed nobody shoved a baggy green in his mouth

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Merv took 3 wickets from 3 consecutive balls over 3 overs and 2 innings. But it was all in the same match (last ball of one over, first ball of the next, ending the innings, then first ball he bowled in the following innings, for the record). Hence, a hat trick.

Jack Leach did not get 3 wickets from 3 consecutive balls in this Test (or any other). Jack Leach will not be on a hat trick.

The Liebke Report Card: Khawaja proves Warne principle, while Alpha Pat is most Australian captain ever

Look, it’s needlessly convoluted, I’ll grant you that. But then, so is cricket.

The Liebke report card: 'More nineties than downloading Alanis Morissette off Napster'

2021

An excellent decision. Thank you.

Yes. And so is S**** W****.

'Tim Paine does ALL DRS calls' and Joe Root's other 'critical conditions' required for England to tour

Thanks Barry. That’s very kind.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs India, Third ODI

2020

That’s a fun idea, Tim. I think you should write it.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs India, first ODI

Not now there isn’t

The Liebke Ratings: T20 World Cup final, Australia vs India

Further evidence for my theory that he’s now just a grumpy old retiree. “Marnus? What kind of name is that? Now, Marcus. That’s a proper name. Or Mark, which is even batter. I had a captain named Mark once.” “Brother, too, Steve.” “Hmmm? Oh, yes. I suppose so.”

The Liebke Ratings: India vs Australia, first ODI

Also unsportsmanlike. But also funny. So it’s all good.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs New Zealand, third Test

I was ridiculously pleased with myself when the possibility of working ‘one-up-Bradmanship’ into the piece came up.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs Pakistan second Test

2019

Nah. I didn’t say 144 was a base 12 number. But when you score as many runs as Steve Smith did in the first innings, that’s when you reach three figures in base 12. I think it’s pretty reasonable to therefore call 144 runs a century in base 12.

The Liebke Ratings: First Ashes Test

One of my favourites

To be fair, they were some remarkable sixes

The Liebke Ratings: Second semi-final, Australia vs England

I will be starting a GoFundMe to help finance my ongoing battle to provide alternatives to articles about Israel Folau. Please donate generously. I estimate I need approximately $3M.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs Bangladesh

Surely when a sport is played at so many grounds with ‘cricket’ in the title it just makes sense to use that as its name. Saves a lot of explanation.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs Sri Lanka

Thanks Pete. Truth be told, I may have dozed off a little in the middle overs of Pakistan’s run chase. But I got the gist and woke up again in time to see the ending. And that’s all that matters.

The Liebke Ratings: Pakistan vs Australia

It’s very dumb, very obscure and not actually all that funny. I fully accept that I may be the only person even faintly tickled by the idea that ’63’ upside down looks enough like ‘Eg’ that I can do a bit of wordplay on that. I don’t care. It made me happy.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs India

The font used on this page more or less gets the job done. If looked at in the right way.

Bonus points to anybody who deduces what my favourite joke in this entire piece is. Hint: it’s not very funny and is overly reliant on both font typefaces and spatial rotation. But I don’t care. It’s my favourite.

Paine should definitely be demoted to vice-captain immediately. What, he thinks he’s better than everybody else?

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs Sri Lanka, first Test

Curse Sri Lanka and their determination to collapse over a long weekend

Thanks for buying the book. You’re the true hero here.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs India, second ODI

My parents have had a shocker. But they’re lovely people and I expect them to come good any time now. Deserve more opportunities at the highest level of my family.

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs India, fourth Test

They have the golden touch

The Liebke Ratings: Australia vs South Africa, first ODI

2018

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