With the Ashes behind us, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson on their test careers, Crio ponders what the next generation Australian Test side could look like, after the recent Australian A tour to India
Almanac Cricket – Australia A: Who’s knocking on the selectors’ doors?
September 10, 2015 by 17 Comments
Why this Ashes series was a disappointment (not just the result)
August 26, 2015 by 4 Comments
Jeremy Hill on why he believes that not just the result, but the whole Ashes series was a disappointment.
49 questions: Ashes 2015 conclusion
August 25, 2015 by 23 Comments
E. regnans asks 49 questions that he believes have arisen out of the recently finished men’s Ashes series.
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day 4: Farewells and awkward celebrations
August 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell delivers his take on Day 4 at The Oval; on what proved to be the final day of a topsy-turvy series. [Wonderful perseverance, Sean – Ed].
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test Day Three: Siddling into action
August 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell watched day three of the final Ashes test, with Peter Siddle’s unerring accuracy proving a highlight.
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day Two: Mirror Image
August 22, 2015 by 4 Comments
Sean Mortell reckons we have seen this all before, except this time it’s the English middle order that’s collapsing.
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day 1: Too Little Too Late
August 22, 2015 by 1 Comment
Australia perform well on Day 1 of the 5th Test but, as Sean Mortell explains, it’s a little too late as The Urn is safely in England’s hands.
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, Day 1: Wish you were here
August 21, 2015 by 6 Comments
There is something so very English about the Oval and its neighbouring gasometers. Like HP Sauce, the Royal Albert Hall, Vauxhalls, Blur and Pink Floyd.
The Ashes 2015 – Fifth Test, The Oval: Call for Writers
August 19, 2015 by 3 Comments
The Fifth Test of the 2015 Ashes series between England and Australia is set to begin Thursday night. Coming to the end. We’d love to publish your thoughts. Let’s get this game well covered. Please nominate a day (or a session!).
49 questions on a Tuesday
August 18, 2015 by 17 Comments
How many cabs in New York city? How many questions can a Tuesday carry? Footy, cricket, life… Got any answers?
The Women’s Ashes 2015 – Only Test: Australia set it up; knock it down
August 15, 2015 by 7 Comments
The Australian Women’s cricket team is presently in England, playing for the Ashes. Their only Test match ended last night, with a big win to the Aussies and David Wilson summaries the match, with links to audio and visual snippets from Canterbury.
Who shot Mr Burns?
August 13, 2015 by 3 Comments
In the wake of the Ashes disaster, it is time to lay the blame on somebody or something. Selectors? Batsmen? Or both?
Crio’s Q? – What to expect from a Captain
August 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
A captain’s game. A captain’s knock. Rhetoric or reality? What is it and how does it alter across the sporting landscape?
My Friend Flicka
August 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Citrus Bob Utber tries valiantly to keep across three big sporting events from the weekend just past: the Wallabies in their quest for the Bledisloe Cup, Adam Goodes’ return to footy at Geelong and the demise of the Australians at Trent Bridge.
The Ashes 2015 – Fourth Test Review: How important is a home advantage?
August 11, 2015 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell dons the forensic gloves for a look back at that Fourth Test. [Still hard to believe that Day 1 actually occurred – Ed].
The Ashes 2015 – Fourth Test, Day 1: One crowded hour (and a half)
August 7, 2015 by 19 Comments
Imagine a conversation by a couple of Australian spectators at Trent Bridge.
The Ashes………the tradition continues
August 7, 2015 by 17 Comments
Peter Baulderstone commemorates the death of Australian Test Cricket.
The Ashes 2015 – Fourth Test: Analysis, Banter, Memoir
August 6, 2015 by 41 Comments
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The Ashes 2015 – Fourth Test preview: Carry on, reform or radicalise: where to for Australia’s batting line-up at Trent Bridge?
August 6, 2015 by 3 Comments
The fourth Ashes Test gets underway tonight at Trent Bridge in a must-win match for Australia. After the capitulation at Edgbaston, there’s arguably as much pressure on the selectors as there will be on the Australian XII. Pat White from Cricket Froth analyses a number of scenarios that could spell success or failure for the Baggy Greens.
The Ashes 2015: The Odd Couple’s Big Test
August 5, 2015 by 11 Comments
John Butler runs the ruler over the Australian team’s leadership, the Mates Club and the Sheffield Shield, as the Fourth Test looms.
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