The Welsh served their pasties, the Australians bowled pies. Citrus Bob Utber got a taste of all of it.
The Ashes 2015 – First Test, Day 1: No more pasties, plenty of pies
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Ashes 2015 – Cardiff Says Australia
July 8, 2015 by 3 Comments
‘Citrus’ Bob Utber tours Cardiff ahead of tonight’s first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Sophia Gardens, and learns that when it comes to the Welsh, the international relations maxim; ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ rings true.
The Day of the Giants
June 6, 2015 by 2 Comments
Last night at the North Fitzroy Arms I met a bloke who was talking about Johnny ‘Mulga’ Shelton who played a few games for Fitzroy and has been a legendary figure around the bush for donkey’s years. I was reminded of Citrus Bob Utber’s mention of him a few years back.
Round 9 – Adelaide v Fremantle: The Nat-Pat Collosseum Epic
June 1, 2015 by 7 Comments
Bob Utber tells the story of the best one-on-one battle he has seen in 60 years of watching footy. His grandson and the great Nat Fyfe. [Respect – JTH]
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Five: Until We Meet Again..
January 10, 2015 by 11 Comments
From the solemnity of Adelaide to the grind of the SCG, Citrus Bob Utber has been there for every step of the 2014-2015 Indian tour of Australia. In his final report on the Test series, Bob settles in for what promises to be an exciting final day.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Four: Wee Joe Burns Day
January 9, 2015 by 3 Comments
For Bob Utber, the SCG Test is all set for a thrilling final conclusion – if the competitors want to come to the party, that is. Meanwhile, there was plenty happening on a great fourth day as Bob’s latest report shows…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Three: The Kohli Masterclass
January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Day three at the SCG sees Bob Utber mixing it with former PM’s, searching for ‘The Richie’s’ and reveling in the beauty of a Virat Kohli masterclass with the willow.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: When Citrus Met Blowers (Fashion Worlds Collide)
January 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Conformity abounds: Two of cricket’s most colourful correspondents – Henry ‘My dear old Thing’ Blofeld and ‘Citrus Bob’ Utber – lament the lack of colour, expression and daring when it comes to mens fashion. Oh, and cricket…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: I Must Be in Sydney
January 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
Bob Utber’s summer of Test cricket continues. Having stayed the course at Adelaide, Brisbane and the MCG, Bob heads to Moore Park and, with the demands placed on his wallet, quickly realises he can only be in Sin City!
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Five: Bob Church, the Cherry Flicker and the Scarlet Pimpernel
December 31, 2014 by 3 Comments
‘Citrus Bob’ Utber describes the denouement of the third Test; a final day that promised so much, but delivered little by the time stumps were called.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Four: No Train Ride to Glenrowan
December 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
Bob Utber officially moves from [possible] Grumpy Old Man to ‘Mover and Shaker’, as Cricket Australia’s powerbrokers echo his calls for Victorian Cricket to lift its game [L.I.G]
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Three: Nureyev and Helpmann in Cricket Whites
December 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Day three at the MCG leaves Bob Utber revelling in the joy of watching Test batting at its finest. Kohli’s Nureyev to Rahane’s Helpmann, followed by Harris’ fightback with the ball as the shadows lengthen, is Test cricket at its finest.
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: The Bradman-esque Compiler of Runs
December 28, 2014 by 3 Comments
Bob Utber ponders why Victorian cricket has fallen off the pace while watching Steve Smith, Brad Haddin and Ryan Harris wrest control of the third Test from out of India’s grasp
MCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Batsmen, Not ‘Batters’
December 26, 2014 by 3 Comments
Bob Utber’s summer of cricket continues as he settles in at the Temple Down the Road for day one of the traditional Boxing Day Test.
Gabba Test, Australia v India – Day Four: Apologies to Ian Healy
December 21, 2014 by 1 Comment
Bob Utber’s wrap of the final day at the ‘Gabba – complete with a Mea Culpa on his all-time Six Best Queensland Cricketers.
Gabba Test, Australia v India – Day Three : The Generation Gap
December 19, 2014 by 6 Comments
Bob Utber lays claim to being the Almanac’s official ‘Grumpy Old Man’. Why is the Big Bash attracting 30,000 people to the Adelaide Oval, while just 9,000 people turn up to a day’s Test cricket at the Gabba?
Gabba Test, Australia v India – Day Two : Labu Who?
December 18, 2014 by 1 Comment
Bob Utber’s wrap of the second day’s action at the Gabba. Another great day of test cricket, with the honours evenly shared.
Gabba Test, Australia v India – Day One: The Gabba – Clem Jones’ Home
December 17, 2014 by 1 Comment
Like most Australian cricket fans, Bob Utber is at a loss to explain how three fast bowlers sustain [possible] match-ending injuries on the same day.
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Three : “The Lions of India and the Lyon of Australia.”
December 11, 2014 by 1 Comment
Day three at the Adelaide Oval, and the cricket gods reward Bob Utber for coming up with the line: “He leant into the ball like a brush stroke from the hand of daVinci” by granting him some one-on-one time with Rahul Dravid.
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Lambs to the Slaughter
December 10, 2014 by 3 Comments
Bob Utber takes in Day Two at the Adelaide Oval, revealing he may not exactly be a fan of the Neil Kerley or Peter Carey bars [Go the Bays! Go Super! – Ed].
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