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Tony is honoured to be next man in as The Roar editor, having made his debut at the Queensland Times, Ipswich, in 1989 with a column entitled 'That's What I reckon Sport!' Has since worked as a reporter and editor with organisations including Fox Sports, Fairfax, News Corp, AAP, The AP and ACP magazines, covering four Olympics, three FIFA World Cups and WC's in cricket and rugby. Favourite team: Arsenal. Favourite question: 'Did you even watch the game?'
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Australian legend Ricky Ponting has been raised as an ideal candidate to revitalise England’s shambolic Test team, while Joe Root finds himself in a civil war with England’s white ball skipper Eoin Morgan.
We are two days on from the end of an Ashes thrashing. England have slunk home amidst reports of a drinking culture and fat-shaming, and Australia have been celebrating with beers and victory songs at a Hobart pub.
All Blacks star Beauden Barrett says he is still suffering concussion symptoms eight weeks after he copped a head knock in the All Blacks loss to Ireland, while Sean McMahon has continued his blistering start in Japan. Welcome to Rugby World.
Joe Root wants to continue leading England, and the lack of a suitable replacement means it’s likely he will, but his countrymen are far from convinced after his team’s “ghastly” and pathetic” collapse in Hobart.
Pat Cummins admits he had concerns about being Australia’s first full-time bowling captain, but woeful England did everything possible to help ease his way into the role.
Former England captains Michael Vaughan and Ian Botham were distraught after the tourists’ dreadful collapse in Hobart saw them crash to a 4-0 defeat.
Travis Head’s brutal counter-attacking innings brought England’s failings with the ball into sharp relief on ‘potentially one of the worst days of the series’ for the beaten tourists.
How England, and Eddie Jones, approach this year’s huge three-Test rugby tour Down Under will be shaped by their performances in the Six Nations tournament next month, says former Wallabies player Morgan Turinui.
Israel Folau’s electric return to professional rugby after more than 1000 days was promising but he still has work to do to convince Toutai Kefu he’s worthy of a 2023 World Cup place.
Test legend Adam Gilchrist has urged patience with under-fire wicketkeeper Alex Carey after his latest blunder at the SCG.
On a fractious day in a run of months where the country has squabbled with itself to the point of despair, Usman Khawaja produced something unexpected and sublime and then spoke proudly of living ‘the Australian dream’.
The curious case of Justin Langer will be outright bizarre if he ends up sitting watching the 2023 Ashes from England’s dressingroom instead of Australia’s.
Australians can be quick to boo sportspeople of a different stripe, but usually in a pantomime villain style where it falls well short of intense hatred.
Australia’s cricket fraternity is split on the immediate future of Boxing Day Test hero Scott Boland, a BBL star says he’s willing to answer England’s call and there are fresh calls for Joe Root to stand down.
Scott Boland stamped himself as the greatest ‘horses for courses’ selection in Ashes history when he destroyed England’s second innings to deliver a 3-0 Ashes triumph at the MCG.
Pat Cummins, incredulous at how quickly he has become an Ashes series-winning captain this summer, said the ruthless thrashing of England has set his team up to become the world’s No.1 side over the next few years.
Wallabies’ World Player of the Year nominee Samu Kerevi was been snubbed by France’s leading sports newspaper as they named just one Australian in their 2021 Team of the Year.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan urged Cricket Australia to act quickly and consider abandoning the Sydney Test in favour of another match in Melbourne after the tourists suffered four positive COVID tests within the extended travelling party.–more–> The positive results – for two members of the team’s support staff and two family members – held […]
Slow motion replays of Mitchell Starc grabbing at his back, combined with an extremely light load for the big paceman, raised fears that he was carrying an injury just two hours into the Boxing Day Test.
Joe Root, having lost his world No.1 ranking to Marnus Labuschange and seen his team slump to consecutive defeats, appears on the brink of another crushing Ashes disappointment, but is adamant he can start a dramatic turnaround in Melbourne.
You too KP, should be a fun one!
Rugby World: Folau must 'show values' over 18 months, Coleman's plan to reignite Tahs, SBW's Bok shock
Paul, they’re paid fortunes to make these comments. If Carey drops a few catches and the commentators don’t talk about it then the producers find new commentators who will.
'Silly thing to do': Waugh calls out Cummins for adding to Carey's woes as Gilly backs struggling keeper
Boland MOTM
DAY 3 REPORT: 'That's why we love sport'! - Boland delivers Ashes with insane figures of 6-7
I guess they can just print the same stories again tomorrow…
UK View: England's media laments ‘spineless, woeful, barrel-scraping ineptitude' in team's 'public execution'
The other point here is that a lot of the media – Hussain and Atherton for instance in this story – are actually ex-players who suffered from this themselves.
UK View: England's media laments ‘spineless, woeful, barrel-scraping ineptitude' in team's 'public execution'
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'Do we really want to risk going to Sydney?': FOUR England COVID positives throw Ashes series into turmoil
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Tim Miller is in the press conference for The Roar and will file a story soon!
Ashes Scout: Crawley to open after England's 'brutally honest kick up the bum', Haddin calls for Stokes to captain
Justin Langer has confirmed Marcus Harris will open for Australia on Boxing Day.
“We know how good an opening batsman he is in domestic cricket, and he’s shown glimpses of it in Test cricket.”
Ashes Scout: Crawley to open after England's 'brutally honest kick up the bum', Haddin calls for Stokes to captain
The julios are the pretty boys who look good, dress well and care about appearances. The nerds don’t really care (and also include bogans). Fleming and Steve Waugh were nerds. Brendon Julian and Mark Waugh were julios.
There is a bit on it around on the the old google if you want further reading
BRETT GEEVES: Marnus, Smith schtick is infuriating and must be countered by impactful verbals
Might be my age, but that’s exactly what I thought!
Ten All Blacks and zero Wallabies - although one came close - named in fan-picked all-time rugby XV
Great piece Paul. Thanks for sharing it here with us.
'A great toss to lose': A few thoughts on the first Test
You had me in the first half 😂
UK View: England 'on their knees' after Australia's 'brutal, pre-meditated' attack
All g. Just tried to get a couple of space puns in the mix
DAY 2 REPORT: 'It'll be over tomorrow' - Head's brutal counter attack puts Australia on course for quick win
How good is the internet. In the Inside Cricket Mag days that would have haunted me for a month
DAY 2 REPORT: 'It'll be over tomorrow' - Head's brutal counter attack puts Australia on course for quick win
You’re a star. I’m over the moon you picked that up!
DAY 2 REPORT: 'It'll be over tomorrow' - Head's brutal counter attack puts Australia on course for quick win
This is the voting panel
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Two Wallabies in World Rugby 'Dream Team' dominated by Springboks
Second time in 140 years that a wicket has fallen on the first ball of an Ashes series. 4th time ever on first ball of an Ashes Test. Pretty comfortable with that description.
LISTEN: Whateley, Maxwell, Brayshaw or Gilly: Who had the best call of Starc's iconic first-ball wicket?
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'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
Should have saved it til the innings break!
'One less adult in the room': Chappell reveals Steve Smith Ashes meltdown, calls out Lehmann, Waugh over sledging
A very good point. Image changed to Aussie jubilation to suit the beautiful words
A love letter to the Ashes: Nothing else can quite lift the spirits and relieve the pains of life
I didn’t delete your comment. Thought it was perfectly valid. Will investigate.
Football has lost its soul in Australia and only the fans can save it now
Thanks that does help. That was not a glitch and the comments were never opened on that story. In some cases, especially involving court cases, we make the decision not to open comments and just post the story for its news value alone. I agree there seems to be an issue with the site in that it gives the impression you can comment on a story even when comments are closed – I will look into that. cheers
NRL 2022 Radar: Flawed signings strategy puts Eels on slippery slope
Because it’s backgrounding – no one is happy to go on the record, but they’ll tell you what’s happening. There are a few reporters all doing the same today, which suggests to me the players have been told and it’s leaking out. It’s the cricket writers’ jobs to find out that information and some of them are very good at it, and many are well connected. Having been on that side, it looks to me like enough people know and it can’t be contained. I understand from your perspective you want it official before you believe it but there are usually leaks in all sports.
'I never forgot how to hold a bat': Alex Carey ready for expected Test debut
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BRETT GEEVES: Hobart's cold summer nights are a welcome touch of 'home' for battered Poms