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Wow, David Warner is batting right-handed! By now you may have seen Warner's change from batting left-handed to right-handed in a Bangladesh Premier League…
Bangladesh womens cricket team have continued their breakout year by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in their series against Ireland Women. After Laura Delany…
It is rare a person can claim to have played Test cricket for Ireland. It is even rarer for someone to have been Player…
Criticism of Cricket Australia's desire for content over context has become a regular occurrence. Whether it be the cancellation of Bangladesh's tour, the existence…
I knew instinctively that I had woken early. I give myself until 7am on workdays; it was four o'clock in the morning. "Oh well",…
Before the Asia Cup, Bangladesh toured South Africa and lost every game, all five ODIs and three IT20s. These were the matches that they…
There are casual fans who do not pay to watch AFL games, thus the only matches they see are the ones on Channel Seven.…
Australia has never played Bangladesh in a T20 match. Hang on, you say. What about Brett Lee's hat-trick in 2007? Or a typical recovery…
Oh, not again. That was my first response on hearing Australia and Bangladesh had postponed another bilateral series, particularly as it would have been…
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Umpires have called it, ladies and gentlemen: there'll be no Test cricket between Australia and Zimbabwe this year. Actually, it's not the umpires who…
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Tasmania have made the Sheffield Shield final. The last time that happened, it ended in a Tasmanian win. It also served as Ricky Ponting's…
For eight matches, Shane Watson was the only Australian playing in the Pakistan Super League. When it comes to Australia's Test team, it is…
When Australia and South Africa last met in my home state, Tasmania, Kyle Abbott was the star and Jackson Bird was left out. Rod…
My friend Alan Guy – a talented guitarist and singer – put a video up on Facebook in 2016 of a song he wrote, 'Your…
Imagine there are two people in a Tasmanian bar, trying to pick who will finish last in the upcoming AFL season. 'Brisbane were a…
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Brisbane playing on free-to-air television, and winning. Am I dreaming?!
Come on lads!
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What chance would you give the Giants of being able to fight back, Scott?
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An oversimplification, but certainly money has too much of a part.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Waugh was always one to see the bigger picture in terms of cricket’s growth.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
That’s what I was wondering, considering Bangladesh’s status in cricket is growing. I won’t claim a surety of full stands, but I don’t think there would be a lack of interest.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Agree with pretty much all the positives you list.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
Yeah, one is due to them, considering that this is not the first time Australia has been less than happy to fulfill its Test obligations to them.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
The decision was made independent of the ban, but you’re not wrong about the consequence.
Why Cricket Australia should keep their word to the Bangladesh Cricket Board
That’s speculation, as far as I know. Personally, I hope that is not the case. It is not completely implausible. India’s recalcitrance as it relates to not releasing players for overseas leagues has been listed before as a reason for a couple being cancelled (Sri Lanka and South Africa, in particular).
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Slander is defined as making ‘a false and dangerous statement’ about a person, and you described Stephen’s listicle as such. You did not highlight a single example which you thought could demonstrate that he was guilty of that charge. Worse, you then proceeded to conflate slander and criticism, which are not the same, and carve an entire profession whom you hypocritically believe you can slander.
If that is ‘the good Aussie character’ you speak of, then it deserves to be eroded. And I’m saying this who was disappointed with this article.
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It is also now much harder for Australia to justify playing ODIs in the place of Tests in the UAE because they have used that as part of their justification for this decision. My fear is that we’ll have another ludicrous situation where pure ageism will determine who is in a Sheffield Shield team, like last year when Ed Cowan was dropped by NSW.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
What is striking is that he is the last figure from 2001 still in the same position of power, and that has been the case ever since the retirement of Brad Haddin. I still think Australia would be heavy favorites in such a series, but now we may never know. Not playing Zimbabwe in Tests is excusable, given that they have demonstrated an indifference to playing Tests, but this is much harder to justify.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
See my earlier replies regarding Kohli and Australia’s batting line-up. Regarding the BCCI’s decision not to play a day-night Test, it shows its power used an insular way, but I am not convinced it has led to the worst result, if used properly.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Why not ask them? Cricket Australia has email addresses and contact numbers. I didn’t think to ask that particular question.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Thanks. I will defend Kohli, as strange as it might seem, because he is doing it to improve his Test team. Australia’s decision does not do this.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
I doubt it was fear of Bangladesh. Even without the banned trio, I still had them as 2-0 favourites. Perhaps arrogance though.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
That is why I noted the paywalling of some BBL matches with interest – all the stories of fan burnout last season may have been an influencing factor.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
I’d say that last point is pretty hard to avoid. I can’t think of too many Australians outside Cricket Australia’s umbrella who have expressed support for this decision.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Well, I live in Bellerive. I’d rather stays indoors today!
But yeah, it’s a bad decision. Sutherland is like a soccer player who can only receive yellow cards.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
The only thing I can add to the other Paul’s comment is that your point about players having to tread a higher moral threshold than administrators is a major part of the reason as to why I wrote this article.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Yeah, I have to agree. They stressed the cricket side of their argument when I talked to them – but broader interests would have been served by keeping this Test tour. There are consequences when you make decisions like this as well. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m watching more rugby league at the moment as they are trying to make their sport more accessible. That doesn’t excuse its faults, of course.
Cancellation of Bangladesh's tour of Australia a mistake
Not sure I follow your logic, David. On the one hand, you argue that Australia has the best T20 tournament in the world. On the other hand, you argue that Australia needs Chris Gayle in that T20 tournament, even though his presence in other leagues hasn’t helped them, by your logic, become the best T20 tournament in the world.
Also, how do you differentiate in quality between the T20 leagues?
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Tasmania’s one-day bowling line-up could use Sandhu. There are a lot of quicks but not many suited first to one-day cricket. Must admit that I thought they would pick Maddinson as well – for the same reason.
How can Nic Maddinson not get a state contract?
As a Brisbane fan, I can’t wait until we face Carlton. Unfortunately, that’s not until Round 16.
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Ha, perhaps.
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