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Brilliant belligerence: Remembering Adam Gilchrist's brutal Ashes century
Adam Gilchrist’s career was always about being fearless.
Brilliant belligerence: Remembering Adam Gilchrist's brutal Ashes century
Adam Gilchrist’s career was always about being fearless.
The match Mitch found his mojo: The Test which paved the way for Johnson's Ashes
For the rest of Mitchell Johnson’s life, the defining moment of his career will, of course, be the 2013-14 Ashes, with the early 2014 tour to South Africa to follow.
We can’t handle the truth - Australian cricket’s culture
As I read the 145 pages of the Ethics Committee review into Australian cricket, I started hearing Jack Nicholson’s voice – in the role of Colonel Nathan Jessup from A Few Good Men – creeping slowly into my consciousness, like an insidious, hissing snake.
When Shane Warne spun a dead Test into life - and Australia to the most unlikely of victories
Some moments, you always remember where you were when they happened.
Australia vs India, Adelaide 2014: When a terrific Test followed cricketing tragedy
Occasionally, it isn’t a matter of hyperbole to talk about something in terms of the best or worst ever. This is one such case.
Enough is enough: Cooper’s ‘heroism’ does more harm than good
By now Cooper Cronk’s grand final heroics are etched in rugby league folklore. His act – playing with a broken scapula – puts him alongside Sam Burgess’ broken cheekbone and John Sattler’s shattered jaw in the ranks of courageous fools who played through injuries in big games.
The ultra definitive NRL grand final stats preview: Sydney Roosters vs Melbourne Storm
So here we are at the final game of the season. I’m not feeling a lot of love for either of these sides out there. However, both are very deserving participants.
As a rabid All Blacks fan, why was I okay with this shocking loss?
Okay, so the All Blacks have just lost at home.
Mothering the Matildas: The trailblazers who kickstarted Australian women's football
The Matildas will go into the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France full of confidence. Currently (August 2018) ranked eighth in the world, they showed at the 2018 Tournament of Nations what a class act they are.
Destiny makers: How the Eagles re-wrote their story and seized the premiership
There are three minutes left in the grand final. Collingwood have been hanging on for dear life for an hour now, but a ticking clock has tightened their grip on the premiership.
Destiny makers: How the Eagles re-wrote their story and seized the premiership
There are three minutes left in the grand final. Collingwood have been hanging on for dear life for an hour now, but a ticking clock has tightened their grip on the premiership.
Destiny makers: How the Eagles re-wrote their story and seized the premiership
There are three minutes left in the grand final. Collingwood have been hanging on for dear life for an hour now, but a ticking clock has tightened their grip on the premiership.
Footy: The gift that keeps on giving
Okay, so this article isn’t related to the trials and tribulations of any given day in the AFL.
Footy: The gift that keeps on giving
Okay, so this article isn’t related to the trials and tribulations of any given day in the AFL.
Footy: The gift that keeps on giving
Okay, so this article isn’t related to the trials and tribulations of any given day in the AFL.
From Rio to Russia: Did the Socceroos surge, stagnate or slide backwards in the last four years?
Give me four years to teach the children, and the seeds I have sown shall never be uprooted.
Why Michael Hooper is the Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man was one of the most popular television series on the box in the 1970s.
Lies, corporate speak and audacious coach poaching
So all the ‘Penrith in crisis’ rumours were true, and Phil Gould is happily mounting another stuffed NRL coach in his trophy display cabinet.
The perception shift that's restored Glenn Maxwell's career
Few sports operate in such subjective spheres as cricket.
State of the game? It's the state of the football media that's the problem
All the talk about football this year has focussed on what’s wrong. A lot is right, a fact which was confirmed in a weekend of upsets and ladder-shattering results.
The Socceroos need to do more than just participate in the World Cup
So the Socceroos saved their worst until last and another FIFA World Cup campaign ends with more questions than answers.
Roger Federer's greatest mistake
A total of 20 grand slams. The oldest number one ever. 310 weeks at the top of the rostrum. Mistake?
The powerful, fragile Demons can beat anyone on their day – especially themselves
It is odd that a team which plays as Melbourne does – contested, physical and hard-nosed – is so prone to going to water.
The powerful, fragile Demons can beat anyone on their day – especially themselves
It is odd that a team which plays as Melbourne does – contested, physical and hard-nosed – is so prone to going to water.
The powerful, fragile Demons can beat anyone on their day – especially themselves
It is odd that a team which plays as Melbourne does – contested, physical and hard-nosed – is so prone to going to water.
Adam Gilchrist’s career was always about being fearless.
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Gilchrist – the best modern day wicket-keeper batsman.