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Big Bash League – Melbourne Preview
It would be easy to forget we are smack bang in the middle of a Test season with Australia’s vital home series against India looming as a post Christmas day hangover. Jostling for our attention like a wind-up toy monkey from the local Chinese discount store, the Big Bash League is noisy and tacky, but oh [...]
Test Match Cricket : Australia v New Zealand – Day 2
I am a little bit drunk. Have you ever been to The Vic in Richmond to watch the last session of Test Match cricket during sundown? If not, you are missing something really special. The Punter Ponting – my man, the fighter, junk-yard dog, street brawler, captain of Australia, the great one. I had a [...]
Test Match Cricket : Australia v New Zealand – Day 1
Well, it’s Stumps or bad light, whichever way you see it. Something we see far too often these days in Test Match cricket. Let’s have a look at the wickets which have fallen so far. The Australians have bowled OK, the Black Caps have batted poorly. Take a look at the Test Match cricket highlights thus far. [...]
Clarkey, What A Tosser
The Michael Clarke toss record is abysmal. Suprise, suprise he has lost the toss again. It’s overcast in Brisbane, the pitch has a tinge of green. May not be the worst toss to lose for Australia – The overhead conditions and early pace could make batting difficult for the New Zealanders, it is crucial they [...]
Test Match Cricket : Australia v New Zealand
Test Match Cricket has arrived! Can’t you just feel the inertia pulling you toward the couch for two months of sizzling sausages, stupidity and senseless commentary banter? We are spoiled for choice as cricket lovers this Summer. To begin, we can expect one of the closest tussles between the Aussies and our neighbours across the [...]
Test Match Cricket : South Africa v Australia – Day 1
It is tea time in Cape Town, what a start to the series, what a game of Test Match cricket. Losing the toss could be a double edged sword. On one hand, Smith was happy to bowl, which on paper seems a good choice at this stage. From the first ball Steyn had it talking [...]
Shane Watson Injury Saga, Put Him To Rest
Shane Watson injury, it is a common story these days. If Shane Watson was a thoroughbred racehorse his record would read something like 30 starts, 2 wins, 15 placings and 3 DNF (did not finish). The local form guide would rate him as an “honest trier with plenty of potential, but one who has failed [...]
Test Match Cricket : Sri Lanka v Australia
First thing first; this Test match cricket track looks to be an absolute belter! After the pitch in Galle was reported to the ICC by the match referee, it is no suprise really. If only I had done some homework the first time around, I may have saved myself the embarassment. The Ins: For Australia, [...]
Damien Martyn Releases iMarto, Riots At Apple HQ
This is not a joke. Damien Martyn, god bless him, has released an iPhone application to teach the little boys and girls of Australia how to flail loosely outside off stump and drill one to gully. I downloaded the app from the iTunes store; first two things I noticed, they got the proportions of Martyn’s [...]
Nathan Lyon Shows Off Old Fashioned Swagger
Nathan Lyon must be wondering when it is time to wake up. Wow, what a crazy couple of days of cricket. Let me be the first to admit I was way off with my prematch predictions; this pitch has more Gremlins than an 80′s movie set. My humblest apologies go to the young spinner, Nathan [...]