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I've got a joke for you this morning. What do you call a batsman who thinks he is a wicket-keeper? You know what? I…
Inspired by Glenn Mitchell’s twin pieces on the best innings from Aussie batsmen, I’ve compiled a list of the best batting innings from Aussie…
Glenn Mitchell's article the other day discussing the best individual innings by Australian batsmen got me thinking of all the unsung heroes who have…
I can see some advantages in opening with Head: replacing Warner with another aggressive striker, Head getting to attack the new ball, England getting the dilemma of either pitching up to Head or wasting the new ball on a bouncer barrage.
I understanding not wanting to fix Head when he isn’t broken, but we do have a problem with the first wicket, and I think that’s a big enough problem to deserve a more enterprising solution than ‘welp, whoever we put in is going to get out anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯’
If you really think nobody would do better than Warner, you might as well leave him there. Or just bump everyone up a spot and bring Green in anyway.
Even if he has ‘Sandpapergate’ secrets, Warner should be dropped - but who'll take his spot?
Down 2-nil already. They can try, but it’s Popeless
'A big miss': Poms cop another blow as vice-captain ruled out for series as return looms for Bazball outcast
‘We want fast, flat wickets. We want to go out there and score quickly’
… England 0 – Australia 1
‘If there’s any movement in the pitch at Lord’s, the way we’re playing compared to them is going to benefit us hugely.’
Ashes Scout: Loud-mouth Robinson taunts Aussies again - 'surprised they didn't go toe to toe', Ponting's shock England coach reveal
You keep your fair-minded rationality to yourself – we’re having a row here!
REACTION: 'Cheat, cheat, cheat!' Greats fume, fans enraged as Green catch controversy divides cricket world
Some of the comments are definitely over the top, but the runout was absolutely Warner’s fault.
Sure, they could have made the run if Labuschagne didn’t hesitate, but it would still have been tight. It’s just not worth risking a top order wicket on a freebie from an overthrow. There was no need for it.
Marnus was just as much to blame for run out, 'groundhog' day for Proteas: Talking Points
Conspiracy theory: Smudge had to bat again to get Marnus’ series average back below 200
Smith says Warner ban 'fundamentally wrong' as Aussies focus on fiery Proteas clash after walloping Windies
‘All of the persecution of people throughout history’
… is this satire?
Media bullying of Jordan De Goey has been a disgusting witch-hunt
I can still see Warnie standing at his mark in his whites, smirk plastered across his face, flicking the ball from hand to hand. He took Test cricket and elevated it to a spectacle like nothing I’ve ever seen anywhere else.
I have never enjoyed the sport more than when watching him bowl, especially in the ’05 Ashes. It is my number one cricket memory. I can’t imagine anything coming close to that ever again.
RIP
'Utterly heartbreaking'; 'Can't quite believe it': Tributes flow for Shane Warne, 'the man who made spin cool'
Both Novak & Djokovic?
I would agree with you that Djokovic has the best chance of finishing ahead amongst the three, although I wouldn’t necessarily agree that that is the best criteria to determine which of them is the best. Nadal and Federer spent a huge swathe of the prime of their careers battling it out with one another to secure slams, and if either of them had not had to compete with the other they could probably have won 25 or 30 Opens by now.
Admittedly this is also true of Djokovic, but he now has the most realistic chance of being able to continue his career for years after the other two are gone.
ALL-TIME CLASSIC! Rafa secures 21st slam in Aus Open comeback for the ages
Let me check my list:
Most treasured Australian victories
1) Thumping England by an innings and 150+ runs
2) Beating India by fewer than 5 runs with the help of a controversial DRS decision
…. yep, it’s on there
Do we really want to see England in despair and humiliated? The answer might surprise you
He does average 96 as a Test opener, so there’s that.
Ashes Scout: Joe Root's big Gabba call, fresh concerns over Pucovski, legend's brutal Khawaja verdict
Actually I have heard that one theory of the etymology of ‘yank’ is the same rhyming slang that gives us ‘seppo’.
Funnily enough, explaining it to them this way doesn’t seem to make you any friends, either.
'I didn't feel respected': Springboks captain backs Erasmus rant on Aussie ref
Bit late to the party, but to satisfy my curiosity I ran a fact check on:
‘I don’t think any Australian team in the last decade beaten all 5 NZ franchises in a season or even in the history of Superugby.’
This is mostly true. No Australian team has beaten all 5 NZ franchises in the round robin stages of Super Rugby. The Brumbies did beat all 5 kiwi franchises in 2004, but that included beating the Crusaders in the final after losing to them during the regular season.
Make it two! Barrett misses twice as Brumbies pip the Hurricanes
Well, he might have meant the team that conceded 60+ points at home and lost, though I agree that it seems a little unfair to compare the Tahs effort to the Rebels’ meek surrender.
Six talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 1
Modern refs: Hey. Hey! I have asked you nicely not to commit cynical fouls on your line in the dying minutes of the game. You leave me no choice but to ask you nicely again.
Six talking points from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Round 1
Getting dudded in Christchurch only means that Super Rugby’s well and truly back, baby!
Long live trans-Tasman rugby!
Brumbies fall heartbreakingly short in titanic struggle with Crusaders
Now, now. I think I speak for every Brumbies fan when I wish Tahs supporters the best of luck in the Trans-Tasman weeks to come.
I’m sure they wouldn’t turn it down! 😂
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
Look at all these neutral Tahs fans.
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
Okay, but we’re going to be furious if he gets called on it when playing for the Wallabies 😂
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
Not to the same degree, if you’ll excuse the pun.
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
Can’t blame Berry for missing the lineout at the end. Brumbies had the Championship on their throw and they blew it.
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
Good for you, mate. Win’s a win. Ask the haters for some cracked pepper with the salt if they’re giving it for free.
Super Rugby thriller! Last-ditch James O'Connor try hands Reds the Super Rugby AU title
That was my Rest of the World XI. Just to be clear, this’d be my all time W team:
1. David Warner
2. Kane Williamson
3. Frank Worrell (vc)
4. Everton Weekes
5. Clyde Walcott
6. Frank Woolley
7. BJ Watling (wk)
8. Wasim Akram
9. Shane Warne (c)
10. Waqar Younis
11. Courtney Walsh
No Shane Watson, no Chris Woakes. Both are good players, but I like that XI better.
The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Who wins the Alphabet Cup?
I had Woakes in there because I started off by simply trying to make the strongest batting side possible, but since that meant having to leave out Walsh I gave up on it. Having said that, I’d still pick Woakes over Wagner if the match were in England (but probably Bob Willis over both).
And I’d stick with Frank Woolley through sheer weight of first class runs, though Doug Walters does have a very good case.
The Australian cricket all-time great alphabet teams: Who wins the Alphabet Cup?
No time would be saved. They’d just stuff more meaningless cashgrab T20s into the schedule.
The T20 series scheduled immediately following the World Cup should tell you everything you need to know about how much respect the game’s administrators and accountants have for free time in the calendar.
I’ll keep the 5-day Tests, thanks.
Four-day Tests? Traditionalists say no but red-ball format needs to move with the times to stay relevant