Though the weather briefly attempted to emulate dreary Australian spirits, it couldn’t prevent the final rites being enacted on this Ashes series. Steve Smith and Peter Siddle did their best to delay the party, but as English players and fans swung into full celebration mode, it was left to a humbled Australian cricket scene to […]
Andrew Starkie’s Ashes Diary (13)
January 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
ASHES DIARY Entry 13 Thursday January 6, 2011 With Walkman in ear, I went for a stroll around the quiet, sunny streets of Reservoir during the morning session, day 4. Lawn mowers grumbled and old ladies waited for the bus. The singlet wearing Italian from up the road proudly gave me a few apricots from […]
Cook pops Australia’s bubble
January 6, 2011 by 5 Comments
AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND 5TH TEST – DAY 3 Matt O’Connor We caught the Ferry to the cricket. As a Melbourne boy, I don’t get to say that too often. Actually it was something called a River Cat, the river in question being the Parramatta. And if this is a river, then the Yarra needs a […]
And the Australian disappointment continues
January 6, 2011 by 19 Comments
Sydney Test – Day 3 The big thing about this Test series is how disappointed cricket-lovers across Australia feel. Not the sort of disappointment that has you lamenting the half a metre of water that is rushing under your Queensland house, but disappointment of a sporting time. This was a series set up for cricket-lovers, […]
Andrew Starkie’s Ashes Diary (12)
January 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
ASHES DIARY Entry 12 Tuesday, 4 January, 2011 Australia’s first innings in Sydney was fairly typical of its performances during this Ashes series. Hughes and Watson’s opening partnership should have been a solid foundation. Johnson and Hilfenhaus’ rewarded swinging at the end either saved or provided further embarrassment for teammates sitting in the dressing room. […]
The new Clarke of the course of Australian cricket
January 4, 2011 by 10 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz With Ricky Ponting absent, Michael Clarke became Australia’s 43rd Test captain yesterday. Clarke is one of those characters who tends attract the latterly popular term, “polarising”. And in recent times, it seems that many more people have been gravitating to the negative pole than the positive. Perhaps this is the reason the […]
The Making of Michael?
January 3, 2011 by 2 Comments
Any boy who has ever played a backyard test match has likely imagined himself captain of Australia, but only a rare few are able to convert those boyhood dreams into reality. When it happens, the anointed one is expected to cherish the honour with the utmost reverence. More people dream of captaining Australia than ever […]
Ashes Sydney Test Blog
January 3, 2011 by 61 Comments
The Ashes stay with England. But important questions remained unanswered. Can Australia save face by levelling the series? Is it worth levelling the series, anyway? Should Australia be more concerned with rebuilding for the future rather than winning in Sydney? And with Usman Khawaja set to make his debut, the really big question is just […]
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