It is one of the sport’s greatest pleasures to sit and compare players. Whether the players play in the same league or even played during the same period is of very little importance. This is part of the entertainment that is a sport. Long after the final whistle has been blown or the game’s authorities…
It wasn’t too long ago that the Australian Cricket team was unbeatable. With the worlds best coaching, the best player development system and the best culture in terms of winning, it was difficult to see any reason why Australia’s dominance over the sport was ever going to be end. When Twenty 20 Cricket came along,…
There are some really cool things about being a grown up. You get to eat what you want, you get to go to bed late, and you don’t have any homework that you need to hand in to avoid getting in trouble. That is, unless you play Cricket for Australia! Now lets look past Australia’s…
Don’t be boring You could be forgiven for thinking the current Australian cricket team are a touch on the bland side. By a touch on the bland side, I obviously mean the blandest thing since the Poms started making curries. A team consisting of a few stalwarts, a bunch of who-the-fucks, and Michael Clarke. A…
There was once a time when summer in Australia meant it was Cricket season. No other sport existed during summers. There was no thought of the football season. It was all about Cricket and that is the way it always looked like being. Then something changed… As Rugby League and AFL both grew in strength…
Going into the last Ashes Cricket series against the combined nations of the world and a couple of Poms, I wanted Shane Warne to make a comeback. I felt as though Warne could have added something to the side we desperately needed. His ability to tear through a batting lineup and put the best batsmen…
Cricket Australia has made major changes to the traditional summer format next season in a move to give the Australian test team the best chance possible to win The Ashes. With the series signally the beginning of a new broadcasting deal Cricket Australia had the ability to go into next summer with a few changes that include…
Once upon a time I could name you every single player in the Australian Cricket team. I could name everyone in the NSW Cricket team and even players on the fringes who played Sydney club Cricket. I could name most of the players in other state teams too. It was easy! Then something happened. Cricket…