A new era beckons
It’s amazing just how resilient Australian supporters are. Not that long ago at Trent Bridge, our elite Test XI was bowled out in 90 minutes in the Ashes decider. There had not been a blacker opening to any Test involving the baggy green. Now with a new summer in full swing, under a new in-form […]
Women’s cricket all the rage
Women’s cricket is taking off like never before with internationals flocking from around the world for Big Bash I this summer. Leading cricketers from England, South Africa, New Zealand, the West Indies and India are soon to arrive for the 59-match, 51-day inaugural WBBL tournament. Among those commanding particular attention were England skipper Charlotte Edwards […]
A Black Day at Trent Bridge
There has not been a blacker day for Australia in Ashes annals. Captain Michael Clarke’s career is teetering after a thrashing, desperate drive at Stewie Broad was shanked straight to slip. Shaun Marsh’s vulnerability against the moving ball was again highlighted while Adam Voges may well have played his last Test. Geoff Boycott on the […]
Changes needed for lord’s
The sheer volume of Australia’s massive defeat in Cardiff demands immediate change with the Lord’s Test starting Thursday. Dubbed Dad’s army pre-match, the Australians played like a bunch of old timers lulled into a false sense of security after recent walkouts in the Caribbean. It was if the Aussies didn’t turn up,so insipid were they […]