From the Footy Almanac archives we reprise this cracking cricket story by Dips O’Donnell first published on this day in 2010.
First Test review: I looked out over the Gabba, and what did I see? (This is what you want, this is what you get)
November 25, 2013 by 8 Comments
Sean Curtain marks the card of the Australian team from the Gabba Test. 3 Distinctions; 3 Credits; 1 Pass (Sidds); 3 Must Try Harders; and 1 Dohhhhhh. Let us know if you agree with Sean’s assessment.
Adelaide, its cricket ground, and The South Australian nation
January 23, 2012 by 14 Comments
Thursday morning, December 2010. I am at the table in my Melbourne terrace house, reading a very Melbourne newspaper, The Age. Despite the urbanity it assumes, the pages remain parochial in that black T-shirt, black polo-neck, macciato sort of way. Already there are football stories – in December. There are always football stories: trivial and [Read more]
The cheapest of suits
December 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
2nd Ashes Test Adelaide Oval by Steve Ingham Day 2 People the world over can’t speak highly enough of the Adelaide Oval, so myself and 11 friends headed off across the border and back the 20 years and 30 minute time difference to find out just how good this ground really is. After having spent [Read more]
Andrew Starkie’s Ashes Diary (5)
December 7, 2010 by 1 Comment
ASHES DIARY Entry 5 Monday December 6, 2010 The armless Ethiopian taxi driver picked up Adrian and I from Adelaide Airport, Saturday morning. We eased along Sir Donald Bradman Drive, skirted the edges of the city and headed into the inner southern suburbs to our modest, one ply toilet paper, clunking air-conditioner motel. In the [Read more]
It’s all gone so horribly wrong
December 7, 2010 by 8 Comments
by Darren Dawson I would hazard a guess that there is not one Australian supporter out there who, prior to the Ashes series commencing, had the vaguest inkling that it could all go so horribly wrong. Sure, the batsmen were not exactly at the peak of their form and, yes, a few of them were [Read more]
Adelaide Test – Day 3: whatever.
December 6, 2010 by 10 Comments
Heavy skies greeted the heavy hearts of the Australian fans as they came to (half) life this Sunday morning. The cathedral bells rang out across the parklands as we trudged, lemming-like, down the hill, dodging the Moreton Bay figs, towards the light of the tents and bars which had drained our wallets (at $7 for [Read more]
Tough day at the Adelaide Oval
December 4, 2010 by 3 Comments
Adelaide Test – day one – December 3, 2010 By Peter Argent It had been a tough day, in the early morning Qatar destroyed an Australian world cup 2022 soccer dream. There had been issues including Kevin Peitersen’s “Tweet” gate, some texts that inferred when Mitchell Johnson was dropped, he wasn’t told face-to-face. Interesting exchanges [Read more]
Caught Behind 2/150
December 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Steve Ingham An opinion piece on Australia’s favourite summer sport A HERO IS BORN… LONG LIVE THE HERO When Peter Siddle charges in, with the whole country behind him, there is little doubt he could be the next Aussie Bowling Hero. The former woodchopper with the southern cross tattooed on his back can captivate [Read more]
Ashes Blog: 2nd Test, Adelaide
December 3, 2010 by 152 Comments
It’s no surprise that Mitch Johnson has paid the price for his poor Brisbane performance. But should Marcus North also have been dropped? And what of England? They too struggled for wickets in Brisbane. Can either of these two sides take the 20 wickets required to win on an Adelaide pitch that, by all accounts, [Read more]
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