Phil Smyth takes the “Big Week in Sport” to another level, with his team of the week. (A clever idea – Ed.)
The Ashes 2015 – The Tour Bit: Hey Citrus Bob, who else has become an old mate?
July 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Citrus Bob Utber is on tour and seems to be having a very good time of it.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 3: English curators, how to produce your own death
July 20, 2015 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell gives us cause to relive the Lord’s Test with this review of Day 3. It’s like receiving a postcard from that holiday you know to be finished. Loses nothing in the telling (“…maybe a fired up Johnson is the cream on top of the marvellous pavlova…”)
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 4: Mi-jo finds his mojo
July 20, 2015 by 4 Comments
How easy was that? The transformation on the road from Cardiff to London was remarkable, writes Darren “Smokie” Dawson
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 4: Flogging
July 20, 2015 by 8 Comments
England capitulate in no time as the Australians pace bowlers are too sharp and too persistent. Citrus Bob Utber reports (with a smile).
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day Two: As Stevie as can be
July 20, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell takes us back to Day 2 of the Second Test at Lords, a day which belonged to the Aussies and in particular Steve Smith.
Ashes 2015 – Second Test and Day 3 of The Open: Analysis, Banter and Memory
July 19, 2015 by 8 Comments
Thoughts on Day 4 of the cricket and Day 3 of the golf?
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 3: Marsh makes it Australia’s day
July 19, 2015 by 9 Comments
The Australians worked away at the English resistance and Mitch Marsh did exactly what he was picked to do. Citrus Bob Utber reports from Lord’s.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 1: For England, life’s a pitch
July 18, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Sean Mortell takes us back to Thursday night and reminds us that the Australians have gone from rotting carcass to a crack batting side
Snow in Sun: Lord’s in February
July 18, 2015 by 2 Comments
The ghosts of willow and leather. A cricket pilgrimage to bygone days. Lords
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 2: Australians dominate at Lord’s
July 18, 2015 by 3 Comments
A great day for the Australians in the end, despite an early English fightback, as Citrus Bob Utber finally meets his nemesis.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 1: Australia in Complete Control
July 17, 2015 by 7 Comments
Perched high in the spaceship media centre, Citrus Bob Utber reviews Day 1 of the Second Test at Lord’s.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test, Day 1: Asterix in Britain
July 17, 2015 by 10 Comments
ERegnans cuts a literary swathe through Day 1 at Lords in the spirit of CJL Rogers and SPD Smith’s on-pitch domination.
The Ashes 2015: is the Watson Carnival over?
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Including here on footyalmanac.com.au, many words have been written about Shane Watson. Darren ‘Smokie’ Dawson gives us an excellent overview of what is being said right now about the all-rounder who has been omitted for the second Test.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test Preview: Dear Prudence
July 16, 2015 by 4 Comments
Are we sending echidnas to play in hedgehog conditions? So many questions leading into the Lord’s Test. A Beatles influenced E.regnans offers up some interesting thoughts ahead of the second Ashes Test.
The Ashes 2015 – Second Test Preview: There are spies everywhere
July 16, 2015 by 2 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber went to the Lord’s pre-Test press conference. Here’s his view of proceedings and of the phenomenon generally. [Nice observations Citrus Bib – Ed]
The Ashes 2015 – Lord’s Test: call for writers (and call to re-visit 1909)
July 15, 2015 by 10 Comments
Second Test of the 2015 Ashes series at Lords between England and Australia is set to begin on Thursday and we’d love to publish your thoughts on the Test. Let’s get this game well covered. Like the First Test please nominate a day.
The Ashes 2015 – First Test, review: How to respond?
July 13, 2015 by 23 Comments
A well-written analysis of Australia’s performance at Sophia Gardens from ‘Smokie’ Dawson. The response from the Baggy Greens at Lord’s is now the focus.
The Ashes 2015 – 10 Things I learned about Cardiff and the First Test
July 13, 2015 by 7 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber leaves Cardiff with a somewhat heavy heart after Australia’s loss in the first test. It’s odds-on that while he has great affection for the Welsh, he won’t be missing their ‘cuisine.’
The Ashes 2015 – First Test, Day 4: Australia rooted, England stoked
July 12, 2015 by 1 Comment
And so it came to pass that England rolled Australia on Day 4 in Cardiff (Wales). Sean Mortell recaps the mystifying goings-on ahead of Lord’s on Thursday.
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