Write. From the Heart.
Ian Bell and Glenn Maxwell might have smashed the ball through the Manuka skies, but the carnival of the Prime Minister’s match also had a very serious side.
A number of people have mentioned Brydon Coverdale’s fine piece from Cricinfo to me. It’s the story of PTSD among those who have seen active military service. Here it is.
Matt Watson remembers when cricket pitches had grass and the ball used to move and seam and spin. Has cricket become a batsman’s game or a 5 day promoter’s benefit?
With the Aussies recording a comprehensive series win in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Fitzroy Pete travels back in time to Australia’s disastrous tour to the sub-continent in 1998, when India ruled supreme, and preferring baked beans over local cuisine turned out to be a P.R nightmare for SK Warne.
Callum O’Connor and his Lower Plenty Thirds are in a post-Christmas fight for a finals berth. New players may help prospects: “Jacob gives it a good crack – he plays some sublime pulls, cuts and drives. As soon as he stops missing the ball, we’ll have another handy bat in the Thirds…”
KP’s popularity rating should have him ideally suited to a stint in Canberra. The locals have their reservations however…
Bernard Whimpress considers the manic appeal and its impact.
It was the ball that he wanted to hold, cupped in his palms, either through skill or happenstance. Or both. But the ball is hard, even if a batsman has hit it many times. Even if a bowler has hurled it into the pitch many times.
Peter Zitterschlager with some advice for KFC ad makers, some advice for Mo Matthews, and a plug for his own fictional character Viv Tufnell. [If PZ feels the need to explain his own images, metaphors and similes, that’s up to him – Ed]
From the solemnity of Adelaide to the grind of the SCG, Citrus Bob Utber has been there for every step of the 2014-2015 Indian tour of Australia. In his final report on the Test series, Bob settles in for what promises to be an exciting final day.
Viraj Deshpande reflects on a tightly fought Day 5 at the SCG and how his India are only a bowler or two short of a good side.
Viraj Deshpande sets the scene for what should be a thrilling conclusion to the SCG Test, with his wrap of day four.
Yoshi’s take on day three and four from the SCG – conveniently packaged into one article for you. Job hunting and more Doctors appointments can’t keep Yoshi from following the action at Moore Park
For Bob Utber, the SCG Test is all set for a thrilling final conclusion – if the competitors want to come to the party, that is. Meanwhile, there was plenty happening on a great fourth day as Bob’s latest report shows…
Joe Moore eats humble pie and issues an apology to SPD Smith for earlier statements doubting his cricketing ability.
Viraj reports on a day of toil at the SCG.
Day three at the SCG sees Bob Utber mixing it with former PM’s, searching for ‘The Richie’s’ and reveling in the beauty of a Virat Kohli masterclass with the willow.
Neither you nor I will ever be as good a bloke or sheila as those good blokes representing Australia – on the field and in the commentary box.
Yoshi from Sapporo, Japan, reviews Day 2. He’s picking up the nuances of Test cricket quickly. And cricinfo.com.
Fresh off his 4:00am alarm at home in India, Viraj Deshpande from Criczest.com once again provides a sorely needed visitors’ perspective to the Fourth Test at the SCG. It seems that patience with the Indian bowling attack is beginning to wear thin back home…
Conformity abounds: Two of cricket’s most colourful correspondents – Henry ‘My dear old Thing’ Blofeld and ‘Citrus Bob’ Utber – lament the lack of colour, expression and daring when it comes to mens fashion. Oh, and cricket…
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