“The AFL player in 2030 will have long left behind sledges about mums wearing army boots. He will have a degree in sports psychology and spend all 4 quarters messing with opponents heads.”
If The Fonz were a cricketer
April 2, 2017 by 13 Comments
What if the Fonz played cricket? What type of deliveries would Cosmo Kramer bowl? And would Bill Murray continually be dismissed in the 90’s? Some whimsical musings from Punxsutawney Pete (of course, with a reference to Punxsutawney Pete)
India v Australia – Pune Test: What we learnt from Pune
February 27, 2017 by 10 Comments
Seven things Pete has taken away from the First Test in Pune including India’s horrible use of the DRS.
Almanac (Cricket) Satire – Indian fans may be a little overconfident
February 23, 2017 by 4 Comments
The Australian Cricket team are in for a world of hurt if the Indian crickets fans online are correct.
Adam Voges seeks advice from Steve Bradbury …
February 19, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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Matthew Wade is an inspiration to the butterfingered
February 11, 2017 by 3 Comments
A light-hearted look at Matthew Wade’s Australian career and the inspiration it provides those people in the community who suffer a rare condition.
Almanac (Cricket) Satire: ICC backflip in record time
February 6, 2017 by 2 Comments
With tongue firmly in cheek, Punxsutawney Pete considers the revolutionary proposal to give International cricket more context which the ICC have announced as unworkable.
Australia select unknown to replace Matthew Wade in Nu’Zuland
February 3, 2017 by 5 Comments
In continuing their policy to fast track young talent, Australia’s selectors have chosen unknown, Timmy Bieber-Culkin, to replace Matthew Wade in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series currently being played in Nu’Zuland. Wade was ruled out with a back injury yesterday, and Australia’s selectors immediately announced that Bieber-Culkin would be flown over to reinforce the squad. “Timmy [Read more]
Almanac Music: A case for the *real* Beatles albums
January 27, 2017 by 16 Comments
Pete Zitterschlager runs through many of The Beatles’ albumless orphans, lamenting what could (or should) have been.
Cricket: saddled with inefficiencies
January 21, 2017 by 9 Comments
Pete Zitterschlager has had a gutful of cricket’s inefficiencies and wastefulness. He’s here to change that.
How to win in India the “Hi-Tech” way
January 18, 2017 by 2 Comments
Cricketing tours of India are well known for oppressive conditions and terrible pitches. Not to worry though, Peter Zitterschlager has the solution.
Cricket in Hell
January 13, 2017 by 2 Comments
P. Pete resurrects an old piece he wrote about cricket, first published in his book Viv Tufnell: the book before the sequel.
Q & A with Adelaide’s cult security guard
December 24, 2016 by 5 Comments
With an exclusive interview with Adelaide’s cult figure of a security guard, Peter Zitterschlager drops in a pearler just in time for Christmas.
Cricket’s endangered “species”
December 17, 2016 by 2 Comments
Punxsutawney Pete has identified several species of cricketer that face extinction at the hands of asteroid that is T20. Great read
Almanac Cricket: “Is this your fifty, mate?” A day at the Sheffield Shield
November 11, 2016 by 9 Comments
Tbone proves that a day out at the Sheffield Shield is worth more than the admission price.
Kayne Calls for DRS at the Grammys
February 21, 2015 by 5 Comments
Imagine if Awards ceremonies allowed DRS. Peter Zitterschlager pictures Kanye West taking issue with Beck at this year’s Grammy Awards recently and plays third umpire on the referral. [Harsh, but fair. – Ed]
Does the concept of the Test tour serve cricket’s best interests?
January 18, 2015 by 10 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager says it’s time to end anachronistic Test cricket tours and replace them with a World Cricket League.
A Not-so Hare-Brained Idea for an Aussie Rules World Cup (or is it?)
January 15, 2015 by 2 Comments
Inspired by the Asian Cup and last year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Peter Zitterschlager throws down the gauntlet and delivers his manifesto for an Australian rules World Cup.
A bunch of stuff about this summer’s cricket … kind of
January 11, 2015 by 7 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager with some advice for KFC ad makers, some advice for Mo Matthews, and a plug for his own fictional character Viv Tufnell. [If PZ feels the need to explain his own images, metaphors and similes, that’s up to him – Ed]
A not so hair-brained idea to revive the torp (or is it?)
May 29, 2014 by 13 Comments
T-Bone has a plan to restore the romance of the shot on the siren. Does your side have a “torp specialist”?
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