Champion Norwood wingman turned 80 on this week. Malcolm Ashwood profiles the electrifying, pacey wingman from the `60s.
4 – 0? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
January 17, 2012 by 4 Comments
Two and a half days! That was all the time it took for Australia to twice lay waste to the once-mighty Indian batting line-up. And doesn’t it all suddenly feel like such an anti-climax? The series started so promisingly, with a brilliant and closely-fought match in Melbourne. Immediately, Australia had the momentum, and with nostrils [Read more]
Bowlers do the job again
January 16, 2012 by 8 Comments
Australia v India, Perth – Day Three by Patrick O’Keeffe It’s a sunny Melbourne day. Though I’m sitting in near darkness; feeding my cricket addiction away from judgmental eyes. I turn on the television and Mark Nicholas is interviewing Micky Arthur. The interview appears laid back. I see Mark Nicholas’s hand, a microphone pointed [Read more]
Warner continues. And so do the Indian batting woes.
January 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Australia V India – Perth, Day 2 – 14 January 2012 India 161 & 88/4 Australia 369 Events surrounding this match have unearthed one of Cricket’s greatest conspiracies, the existence of The International Cricket Curators Association (India Excluded) and the weird rituals practised by their members to thwart the plucky Indian players in [Read more]
A Tale of Two Captains
January 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
It seemed like a classic contest: India’s batting monuments facing Australia’s rejuvenated pace attack, with one last chance to claim a series victory in this country at stake for some. It has only taken eight days of cricket for conversation to turn to consideration of a whitewash. Instead of a great confrontation, we’re left reminded [Read more]
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