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Just over ten weeks ago I penned an article in defence of the rugby club that I grew up supporting and to criticise the…
Just over 21 years ago, amidst rugby's first few steps into the professional era, the Australian Rugby Union commissioned a new top-tier side, residing…
And so the Rugby World Cup is finally underway for Wallaby fans, and as you may have heard Australia kicked off their campaign with…
There have been some complaints about a lack of information regarding the National Rugby Championship (NRC) from the ARU and the teams involved as…
Ewen McKenzie is soon to announce his Wallabies squad to take on the French in the June internationals. With one eye on the future and…
Hands up those of you who sat through all eighty minutes of the top-of-the-table Sharks-Brumbies match on Saturday night. Now hands up those of…
The Sheffield Shield Final kicks off today. The culmination of thirty matches of domestic cricket sees New South Wales host Western Australia at Manuka…
People who don't know me very well might wonder why a person like me would support a team like Tottenham Hotspur. I wasn't born…
It doesn't really matter whether you agree with Ewen McKenzie on this one or not. If you're a Wallabies fan, you've got to back…
Let this be clear as mud - I do not think Jesse Mogg should be playing fullback for the Wallabies. His defence against linebreaks…
The Wallabies loss to the All Blacks hurt. It would be very easy to convince the average Wallabies punter that after a loss like…
Quade Cooper is a Wallaby again. The ink is on the page, the circle is complete, the writing on the wall and the flash…
Imagine you're the head of selectors for a major cricketing nation; your country is suffering from a dearth of quality spinners, and you've spied…
It is a given about the game of cricket that the umpire's call is indisputable. We tell it to our juniors, and it is…
If the Wallabies lose this series to the British and Irish Lions, it will be a national tragedy of epic proportions Australians will have…
Jesse Mogg is the greatest Australian rugby find of his generation. Forget Quade Cooper, James O’Connor, Kurtley Beale, even Israel Folau. Prodigious talents though…
Hands up those of you who like the conference system. Now, don't all of you bowl me over with your enthusiasm at once. It…
What a funny old tournament Super Rugby is. Whatever narrative is being provided in rugby editorials about the potential of various teams, the facts…
Alright, let's have it out - why won’t they select Usman Khawaja as an Australian representative cricketer? I do not buy into the theory…
Professionalism is the watchword of every major sporting organisation around the world. In the modern era of professional sport, players are held to rigorous…
Imagine bowling to that W team. Stuff of nightmares. And you could make it even stronger if you take Watto over one of your quicks as others suggested on your W article 😱
The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Who wins the Alphabet Cup?
Massive congratulations to South Africa. I don’t think they always got the credit they deserved leading up to the final, at times throughout the tournament they played some vintage Bok rugby. Today a classic example. Very deserving winners.
And as delighted as I am that England didn’t win, I feel they should still be recognised for their tournament. They have really turned it around from four years ago. They should be proud.
CHAMPIONS: Springboks strike late to win third Rugby World Cup
Defence was fine in the first half. It fell apart after they got tilted by the forward pass calls and let the floodgates open.
That suggests a problem with mental strength rather than technique to me.
Wallabies vs All Blacks: Bledisloe Cup Game 1 live scores, blog
Apart from the lineout and the scrum which have obviously been a disgrace, I think the Wallabies have been alright. All Blacks are just better, and have a vastly superior pack.
I would also suggest that the complaining about the refereeing is probably justified. Forward pass calls in particular seem inexplicable, but better the officials get this out of their system now than at the World Cup.
Wallabies vs All Blacks: Bledisloe Cup Game 1 live scores, blog
Lehmann fostered a team culture that has resulted in the players thinking it’d be okay to cheat.
It doesn’t matter if he knew about it or not, he’s the coach and therefore responsible.
Six players that Australia must ban from the fourth Test
I’m not old enough to remember Greg and Trevor Chappell’s moment of infamy, but this has surely got to be right down there with it as one of the darkest days in Australian sports history. You have to wonder what kind of culture they cultivate in the team that would lead them to think that this is okay.
You are absolutely right, Lehmann shouldn’t be left out of this conversation if it happened under his watch.
Australia left without a team to love after Smith cheats the game
Smith has to go. Bancroft has to go. Anybody who knew about this beforehand and went along with it has to go. That side of it at least seems straightforward to me.
What seems a little muddier is who knew what and when. The ‘leadership group’ seems like an awfully vague term to me.
Six players that Australia must ban from the fourth Test
I reckon the Terriers could hold Barca on their day! 😉
Pocock upset with Force decision
The Reds style of Rugby may suit him more as well. Although, I suppose we can’t make assumptions about how McKellar will want to have the Brumbies playing in the long term.
New Reds signing to provide fullback cover for Hunt
Not quite sure what the issue is here. Are you upset that Margaret Court Arena might be renamed, or are you upset that Margaret Court was the subject of abuse?
Thing is, neither of those has anything to do with free speech.
The people who own Melbourne Park have the right to name their arenas whatever they please. It’s their property, their branding. If they were to rename MCA to something else, that’s 100% their prerogative to do so. It’s not about punishment or reward, it’s simply a business decision; ‘do I care that a person associated with my brand is expressing X opinion?’. If the answer is yes, then maybe they rebrand. But that’s up to the owners.
As to Margaret Court being the subject of abuse, I agree that it’s disappointing that people can’t discuss things politely, but the same applies to her doesn’t it? Well, she used her free speech to insult and diminish gay people. So as far as I can see, what went around came around. If she’s gonna dish it out, maybe she should also be prepared to receive it.
Margaret Court's legacy is about more than opinions
It’s not often that a player who gets hyped up as much as Cummins actually goes on to exceed expectations. He’s the real deal, for me the penny dropped when watching him bowl in India.
Australia vs England: The Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 5th Test, Day 5
Wonderful thing, technology. Fixed all the things that were broken, and now it’s fixing things that weren’t.
Should cricket umpires make way for more technology?
Not to mention a certain S. R. Waugh who had a career average of 37 with the ball…
Australia needs a fifth bowling option but it ain't Mitch Marsh
What a strange world we now live in when visiting captains choose to bowl first in Adelaide and pundits argue over which part-time spinner to take to the WACA.
Australia needs a fifth bowling option but it ain't Mitch Marsh
Yes, but if they kept doing that they’d run out of umpires.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
Stranger things have happened, although I can’t remember when.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
Anybody can have a bad game. The trouble is people rarely tend to forget your mistakes, particularly if you’re an umpire.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
It could be argued that the source of the sound was something other than the ball hitting anything.
Not saying that I believe that, but it’d be hard to disprove.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
Yes, you have to feel poor old Chris Woakes has been robbed of a maiden century this afternoon.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
Barmy army seem to have gone very quiet now. They have done a wonderful job of lifting their team up to now, though, so good on ‘em.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
I don’t think there’s any controversy so much as there is doubt. An England fan could argue that the snicko noise could have come from some other source.
In any case it was given out on field, so with no DRS it would still be out.
Australia vs England: Ashes cricket live scores, blog – 2nd Test, Day 5
Q: Why did Stoneman drop that catch?
A: Because he had hard hands!
Thank you, I’m here all week! Try the veal.
Australia vs England: The Ashes live scores, blog - 2nd Test, Day 1
Wow.
Australia vs England: The Ashes cricket highlights, live scores, blog – 1st Test, Day 4
I’ve been thinking about this a little more through the day. Not to put you under too much pressure after what must have been a gargantuan effort in putting this together, but could you imagine a Rest of the World version of the W team?
If you use Howstat’s approach to categorising players, you could field a team like:
1. John Wright
2. Kane Williamson
3. Frank Worrell
4. Everton Weekes
5. Clyde Walcott
6. Frank Woolley
7. BJ Watling
8. Chris Woakes
9. Wasim Akram
10. Waqar Younis
11. Courtney Walsh
(12. Bob Willis)
Two of New Zealand’s best top order players followed by three West Indian all-time greats, an all-rounder with nearly 60,000 first class runs and a very safe pair of hands in BJ Watling with the gloves. I don’t think any other letter’s side could boast a better pace attack than what this side has – though I suppose mainly because of how Howstat classifies Urdu names (but how else would you do it?). Anyway, if you add Warner and Warne to that team, I don’t think anybody could beat it (though M would come close).
The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Who wins the Alphabet Cup?