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Possibly an unpopular opinion, but the Aussies have improved markedly since Cummins stopped being captain.
Uzzy fires shots at past coaches after ton puts Aussies in command: 'Didn't really get support from people around me'
On the Nagpur pitch – I can’t think of a single Aussie player who got out because of the conditions. Jadeja can spin the ball. So what? That’s what he’s paid millions of rupees to do.
My problem with the current series so far is that one sided games are boring. It was fun watching Rohit bat – I think he is the world’s best batsman in Indian conditions. Other than that it was a yawnfest and I say that as a keen fan of test cricket for 60 years (yes, the first test I saw Richie Benaud was the Australian captain.)
Why decent-minded Aussies should enjoy seeing India dish out a thrashing
I couldn’t get past the bit where he described the lbw decision against Khawaja as marginal. That was out every day of the week.
India takes first points in battle of wills, as few Australians show any fight at all
Well Head would go to a head doctor, wouldn’t he? Sorry, I’ll get my coat…
Healy slams 'pathetic' Indian act, Test legend questions 'murky' Warner call
Actually I thought Warner’s second dismissal was more concerning than the first, simply because Ashwin has got him out like that so many times. I’ve been a Davey supporter for years but even I reckon it’s time.
Healy slams 'pathetic' Indian act, Test legend questions 'murky' Warner call
Is Ray Stone the new Dallas Johnson? What, he gets concussed every week?
NRL Trials: Draws aplenty as Broncos and Titans, Dolphins and Cowboys split difference - but where was Wayne Bennett?
Speaking of Davies’ sidestep, I remember seeing him at the SCG for Wales v Australia in 1969(?) Twice he was running towards the Paddington Hill corner, as it was then called, and both times it looked like Aussie fullback Arthur McGill had him pinned to the sideline. I suspect that to this day Arthur’s wondering where he went. Two tries to Wales.
Gerald Davies - the gentlemanly Welsh winger with a devastating sidestep and speed to burn
Arthur Mailey admitted that he used to ‘prepare’ the ball for Gregory and McDonald. And there were English county cricketers between the wars whose principal quality was an ability to lift the stitches in the seam.
Put down the pitchforks and everyone calm down about Justin Langer
Because the article was wrong? The rule was basically brought in to stop bowlers who carried a niggle into a game spending half the game resting. Or allowing batsmen who were crap fielders to sit out fielding duties. It was never intended to apply to people who were obviously injured in the course of a game, such as someone getting whacked in the ribs while batting.
DAY 4 REPORT: England's fall is swift and brutal as Lyon roars to milestone at last
Calling the day’s play off in Adelaide makes me wonder how much modern batting averages are inflated by batters never having to bat on uncovered or sticky wickets.
Ashes Scout: Marnus in cross hairs over walk off, reports of new rift in Aussie camp, Waugh's 'issue' with Bailey
Funny thing with McCosker. At the start of 74/5 he was close to being dropped by NSW. In a game against WA in Sydney he was dropped in slips, an easy catch, off Lillee when he was about 2. He went on to get a century in each innings and two months later he was playing for Australia. I think it was Laird who dropped the catch. If he’d caught it, might have been him in the test team.
Great (and not-so-great) Ashes moments you probably don't remember
When Vaughan goes on about the scars Stokes has supposedly inflicted on Australia, he conveniently forgets that in the following test Australia won the game and retained the Ashes. Some scars.
Ben Stokes is the player Australia fears? Seriously?
Stone and Wood? Maybe the Barmy Army could change their theme song to Happy Birthday Helen.
'Premonition of doom': England reacts to Ashes squad, Stokes in frame for shock late call up
A former captain of mine years ago said ‘I’ll walk when I know I hit it so long as they let me stay when I know I didn’t’. Always sounded fair to me. By the way, a few years back I was umpiring a lower grade final when the batsman edged the ball to first slip and took off. Only problem was I was sure it was a bumped ball, which was confirmed to me later by one of the fielders. I’m still not sure what I should have done if anything.
Teammates ask ‘why did you do that?’ after Indian batter walks
Nice to see Brian Riley’s name mentioned. Riles’ one taste of first class cricket was as 12th for NSW, during which he ran out Graeme Wood with an outstanding throw. He then gave Wood quite the send off which apparently finished with Wood stopping, staring and saying, ‘ who the **** are you?’
By the way, there was another Petersham cricketer called Kevin ‘cranky’ Cantwell who was a reasonable cricketer and a top flight baseballer, and, I think, a mate of Chappelli. Cantwell looked a bit like Curly from the Three Stooges and was frequently underestimated by craven young cricketers, but he had one of the best throwing arms I’ve ever seen. A little flick of the wrist and the ball would skim along and run out craven young cricketer by yards.
Cricket and baseball: Compare and contrast, Part 1
For the nerds who like odd stats, Saab’s 2 tries last night mean that 3 Manly players (Garrick, Turbo and Saab) have scored 100 points or more this season. Pretty sure that’s never happened before.
'They're in the business of taking souls': Talking points from the Storm’s crushing win over Manly
Funny thing was both Burke and Barrington started out as dashers, but after getting dropped from test teams they came back with a ‘no beggar is going to get me out’ attitude. Even so, Barrington had a habit of reaching his centuries with a six, as if to show us what we were missing.
Ashes archives, Part 3: A final ten things that will never ever happen again
That’s not actually right. In the fifth test in 62/63 England didn’t declare until near lunch on the last day, setting Australia 241 to get in two sessions. England offie David Allen then took 3 quickish wickets on a fifth day Sydney pitch and Lawry and Burge batted out time. I suspect we’d do the same thing today.
Ashes archives, Part 3: A final ten things that will never ever happen again
Although having seen Smith play, he sure didn’t look like a Rugby international- I remember him as a tall skinny guy with glasses. Brilliant short leg fielder to the off spinners as I recall, which must have taken some courage with glasses and no protective gear.
Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again
Or as Wes Hall used to describe his frequent dismissals ‘out slogging’.
Australia humbled again by Bangladesh
Actually Brian Booth was not the last dual international in an Ashes test. There was another one in the same game – English captain MJK Smith had also represented England at Rugby. Smith’s last Ashes test was 1972. Fascinating article though.
Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again
Interestingly George Gregan was also a very good cricketer, playing first grade in Canberra while still at school. I think he quit to concentrate on Rugby.
Ashes archives, Part 1: Ten things that will never ever happen again
Any Canberra people out there know if Seb Kris is injured or just dropped. He had a pretty diabolical first half on the weekend but I thought he was going well before that.
NRL Round 21 teams: Pearce and Moses return, but still no Cleary for Penrith
Back when I was young in the Jurassic era, there weren’t any Boxing Day tests. Seem to remember the big sporting do was the Davis Cup – watching Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle beating up on some Yanks I’d never heard of, while eating leftover plum pudding and wondering why my grandmother thought I wanted a packet of hankies as a Xmas present.
A summer without international cricket is on the cards in Australia
It seems that the penny may have dropped before the last match. McDonald, Hackney and Hadley all did OK, and actually looked like Sheffield Shield players. What Solway has to do to get another run is a mystery. The problem with the pathways players is that we’ve all seen lots of potentially top players at under 19 level who are never heard of again. If one in 10 reach the top then you’re doing well. If you have a whole team of them playing against seasoned professionals like Siddle, Bird, Steketee, Neser and the like then you’re cruising for a bruising. It might help a bit when we (hopefully) get Tanveer Sangha back next season. With all due respect to Chris Green it would be nice to have a spinner who doesn’t just tie an end up.
You snooze, you lose, Blues: Drastic overhaul needed after once-mighty NSW endure winless Shield season