Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: Ride on

E.regnans is taken by Clarrie Grimmett to the ride. It is Test match morning in Adelaide and it is time to ride on. Ride on. “…and DA Warner is galloping now not under the swarming sky but amidst it and a part of it…”

Calling for contributions: Adelaide Test

And so Test cricket is set to commence. E.Regnans summons all Almanackers to do their duty for Phil and country, and nominate for reporting on a day’s play in Adelaide. Multiple nominations for each day welcomed – more viewpoints stimulate debate.

57 Mt Pleasant Street (part 2)

BJ has Stan cast his eyes over the week just gone. “What does it all mean, Stan?”

Inside the closed head injury

The serious head injury to cricketer Phil Hughes has shocked everyone and sparked a range of responses. David Wilson has previously shared his experience with serious head injury in a car accident (he counts his recovery as the “luckiest of the lucky”) and offers some personal, clinical and philosophical insights into the journey.

57 Mt Pleasant Street (part 1)

E.regnans has found a couple of sporting commentators to express our rage at the destruction of our “once great game” (pick one).

What is sportswriting, anyway?

E. Regnans with a creative conversation about the nature of sportswriting. [Comes nicely on the tail of last week’s art v sport debate – Ed]

Hird et al: some observations

James Hird is back in court again. E.Regnans reckons he’s a gift that keeps on giving (for QC’s and outraged writers).

Hobart footy, late 1800s

E. Regnans shares some historical research he found in a history of the North Hobart Football Club. How the twig was bent in the 19th century shapes the bough of today’s monolithic AFL oak.

Second Test, Pakistan v Australia (Abu Dhabi) – Day 5: The cream and the crock

E.Regnans analyses Australia’s cricket performance in the UAE using words and concepts not found in the Little Golden Books. That’ll go right over their heads then.

Second Test, Pakistan v Australia (Abu Dhabi) – Day 4: Broken

David Wilson took the time and interest to review Australia’s “efforts” on Day 4 of the Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Much more interest than the players really.

Calling all cricket thinkers: Second Test writers step up

E.Regnans has a call to arms for Australian cricket followers. Nominate to write a match report on one day’s play in the Second Test against Pakistan starting Thursday. Lou – are you up for it? Your Almanac need you.

First Test, Pakistan v Australia (Dubai) – Day 5: Adrift, disoriented

E.Regnans fifth day meditation on fortune, chance, patience, technique and all the other vagaries of Test Cricket in the desert.

First Test, Pakistan v Australia (Dubai) – Day 1: Daal biryani

E. Regnans conversational report on Day1 of the First Test.

AFL Round Trade – Citizens v Consumers: Dreams matter

E.Regnans was familiar with the commodification of football. But trade week has made him uncomfortable with the commodification of footballers. What price dreams?

Trade week: what place the ‘I’ in team?

Some things to ponder, from E. Regnan’s reading of the newspaper, and the moment. Team and individual? Community? [This piece invites some thinking. Great use of the word ‘fussily’ as well – JTH]

Mission 2015: how to beat Dial-a-Houdini netball?

Hawthorn. Flinders St station. Houdini. Pizza delivery. Netball. Nathan Buckley. Join the dots with David Wilson as he prepares for 2015.

A Grand Final scratch & sniff

E.regnans, a veteran of five Grand Finals (under 13s, under 17s, high school teams), brings us the essence of Grand Final anticipation.

Tasmanian State League: only the Grand Final remains

E.Regnans our man about (many a) town was in Hobart last week and updates us on an exciting and unpredictable finals series in the Tasmanian State League. How are Wynyard going in the North West, Phanto?

AFL Semi Final – Fremantle v Port Adelaide: Abra-cadabra

David Wilson finds that reality interferes with footy, just as Fremantle did. Magic happens.

Finals Bliss: Who will tell a story; make us believe?

Inspired by Peter Carey’s novel Bliss, David Wilson tells a fable about finals footy, a bloke called Des Pair and his mate Des Peration. And a hippopotamus called Self-Doubt