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After a surprisingly conservative team selection in Origin I, Laurie Daley finally showed his credentials as a New South Wales coach with the decision…
With a new season of winter football codes just around the corner it is time that we honour those brave men and women who…
Is anyone else tired of sporting cliches? He's a class player - well which class is he in? He's a talented player - he's…
Now that the World Test Championship seems headed for the scrapheap, the ICC are reportedly considering a radical change to Test cricket which will…
The Auckland Nines have shown rugby league's cynical attitude to have consumed otherwise sound minds, because absolutely nothing has to give in the tournament.…
One is a tearaway quick with a handlebar moustache and a history of disappointment; the other a talented limited overs batsman and leader with…
Mitchell Johnson has made a career out of casting unplayable spells on opposition batsmen, then following up with overs that have more extras than…
For all the waxing lyrical about the incredible ability of Sonny Bill Williams, he isn't the most important player at the Rugby League World…
In a move which will no doubt buoy all involved in Papua New Guinea rugby league, the Queensland Rugby League have granted the fanatical…
While his sparkling form in the one-day form of the game certainly brings him to the fore of selection discussions, calls for George Bailey…
Yet again, bombastic Australian opener David Warner has been thrust into the headlines for all the wrong reasons. In Warner World, ditching a day…
Despite New Zealand being the reigning champions and England having the home ground advantage, the Kangaroos are firm and rightful favourites for the 2013…
Many South Sydney fans were expecting to be watching their team contest the grand final today, but following their preliminary capitulation against the Sea…
If this is what the NRL conspired for, they must really have it in for their fans. The hardest decision any neutral fan will…
Sandor Earl painted a very carefully constructed picture during his tell-all interview on The Footy Show. He presented a front of naivety, broken trust…
In news sure to rock all Australian cricket fans, the home Ashes series has been usurped by a higher power than arch enemies England,…
Johnathan Thurston's tin foil hat has done great damage to the conspiracy theorists cause. Your friendly neighbourhood conspiracy nutter simply seeks to bring the…
The Parramatta Eels can't win without Jarryd Hayne. Perhaps they should let him take the big money on offer at the Bulldogs and learn…
National Rugby League referees are finding it harder to make important calls because the video referee is doing it for them. Was that ball…
I don't even know why they still have tackle counts when nobody tackles anymore. A 'grapple count' would be much more suitable, given the…
An Olympic gold medal is a very powerful lure. There will be some hard decisions for a few Wallabies.
Folau would be an Olympic Sevens star
Doherty hasn’t performed. Lyon is a good option as a replacement.
Nathan Lyon should be in Australian ODI side
Excellent buy for Penrith. Idris and Whare is a very potent centre combination.
Idris to fill Jennings' shoes at Penrith
I wanted Haddin gone when he was dropped the first time around, but now he’s back, I never want him to go. He’s a much more mature player and a key part of the side. The best thing Mickey Arthur did was bring him back and make him VC.
The rise and rise of the keeper-batsman
I’m just as excited about this series as I was about the Ashes. The Saffas are always good opponents, but Steyn and Philander will go down as two of this generations absolute best pace bowlers. Not to mention the likes of De Villiers and Amla.
Nathan Lyon is handy to have on board with South Africa not having any spinners of note.
Can the Australians challenge South Africa?
Economic viability is key. The competition will need to get out of the blocks quick and putting a team in because it has a desirable location but shaky financial backing is a surefire way to stumble.
The viability of teams participating in the NRC
I like T20, but give me two cracking cover drives over two half hit slogs that just make it over a roped in boundary for six.
Why are we still watching Test cricket?
I’d echo that Broad deserves a run. Took his wickets below 30 iirc in a side which was getting regularly belted.
Who's in your Ashes Composite XI?
Disagree.
The fact Ryan Harris has played eight Tests in a row means he should keep playing in my books. He HASN’T broken down and it’s wrong to assume he will. The rotation debacle confirmed that allowing the bowlers to adapt to the format works better than stopping and starting them.
Doolan and Coulter-Nile must play at Sydney
Good on him. He’s been improving since day one, which is a lot more than can be said of a lot of Aussie cricketers over the past few years.
Lyon grabs 100 Test scalps - and quickly
Have got to admire his fight. Been unjustly dropped a couple of times, most shockingly after his career best performance in India, yet keeps his head up and makes an even better fist of it each time he is recalled.
Why Nathan Lyon is not Spin Jesus
In an era in which the term ‘all rounder’ gets bandied about much too often, Jacques was a genuine collosus with both bat and ball who deserved the title. Outstanding player.
Farewell “King” Kallis, an all-rounder supreme
Good piece Spiro. Those whose jobs require a lot of physical exertion didn’t have a four day rest after their first Monday morning, they just pushed on until their body adapted to the work and they could do it for 40 hours every week. It’s no surprise injuries spiked when we weren’t allowing our bowlers the opportunity to adapt to the stresses of FC cricket.
SPIRO: Goodbye rotation policy! No Aussie changes for MCG
‘Scared of losing’ describes it well, Smith especially. When the captain needed to stand up, he backed away from the exact call he has the (c) next to his name to make.
Shocking Graeme Smith captaincy costs South Africa a shot at win
Very excited for the SA tour. A real acid test for the current playing group.
Faf du Plessis saves South Africa again
Me too, the Poms just don’t have the exciting and innovative 360 degree strokeplay to challenge Bird like the superstars of the BBL do…
Bird eyes Test cricket recall
Clarke may potentially not last that long. The biggest question is who takes over as captain if he doesn’t?
Predicting the 2015 Ashes sides
Still, my thoughts remain the same. Until the knee is causing him so much grief he has to have a break, he should play, because post-surgery I doubt he’d break back into the team. I think he is an excellent bowler who is desperately unlucky to have not played more Tests, but with Johnson, Siddle, Pattinson, Cummins, Starc and Bird all competing for spots in the side, some pending fitness, will there by room for a 35 year old coming off a knee surgery? Not if we’re winning, that’s for sure.
Should Australia rest Ryan Harris?
It would be a damn shame if he goes. Such a great player to watch in an era of so many cookie cutter forwards.
Fifita considers code switch: report
We should always play our strongest XI. He may get injured, just as Michael Clarke might finally give his back too much at any time. If they are healthy, they should play, because tbh the next game they miss through injury could spell the end of their careers, especially Harris.
He’s on a roll at the moment and he hasn’t had any indication in the last three Tests the workload is getting to him.
Should Australia rest Ryan Harris?
Steyn, Philander and Morkel is a pace attack to be feared and the batting lineup is still very strong minus Kallis, who I would have loved to see stick around for our tour.
It’s very evenly matched. The lack of a genuine Test spinner could help or hinder the Saffas. If they pick one who isnt up to standard, the Aussies will have easy runs, but if they go with four pronged pace, they take away Clarke, Haddin and Smith’s favourite way to score.
Australia face a sterner test against South Africa