Dave Warner has dealt with the slings and arrows of life in the cricketing spotlight, and his game is better for it, writes Andrew Starkie
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: The Simplicity of David Warner.
December 10, 2014 by 1 Comment
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: Tributes
December 10, 2014 by 8 Comments
There’s light at the end of a very dark tunnel for cricket lover Luke Reynolds
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: The Emotion of Cricket
December 9, 2014 by 5 Comments
All of the emotions were on display on Day 1, writes Jill Scanlon. What’s your view on nightwatchmen?
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: Warner Reigns Supreme
December 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
“Warner Reigns Supreme” says Bob Utber – all round sporting tragic – with more miles on the clock between Mildura, Melbourne and Adelaide than TNT Transport. “No dark clothes here, it was the day for creams”.
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day One: Ride on
December 9, 2014 by 10 Comments
E.regnans is taken by Clarrie Grimmett to the ride. It is Test match morning in Adelaide and it is time to ride on. Ride on. “…and DA Warner is galloping now not under the swarming sky but amidst it and a part of it…”
The Changed Face of Cricket and the Wisdom of Insecurity
December 9, 2014 by 2 Comments
As the First Test between Australian and India gets set to start, Anthony James ponders the ramifications of Phil Hughes’ death on the future of the game.
Now I Know… Cricket Positions for Nannas and A Few Thoughts
December 9, 2014 by 3 Comments
Yvette Wroby makes a commitment to better understand Cricket, and, like everyone else who loves the game, Phillip Hughes will be foremost in her mind today.
Seasons in the Sun (Part Nine): “Survivor Bowling”
December 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
Defending a huge 4/351, Lower Plenty Thirds could experiment in the field. Callum O’Connor tells of ‘Survivor: Bowling,’ a reality-TV-style bowl-off. “…Some men are born great. Others bowl slow-slow mediums and have hat tricks thrust upon them…”
Crio’s Question: Memorable Indian performances?
December 8, 2014 by 3 Comments
Another Australia v India series is upon us. Crio prods your memory bank with tales of 2003/04, Adelaide, Dravid and Agarkar. Which Indian performances stand out for you?
Calling for contributions: Adelaide Test
December 8, 2014 by 23 Comments
And so Test cricket is set to commence. E.Regnans summons all Almanackers to do their duty for Phil and country, and nominate for reporting on a day’s play in Adelaide. Multiple nominations for each day welcomed – more viewpoints stimulate debate.
Should Michael Clarke be playing in the First Test?
December 8, 2014 by 30 Comments
Andrew Starkie wonders about the readiness of MJ Clarke’s body and mind ahead of the Adelaide Test. Whatever happened to selection policy? Should rules be bent to accommodate circumstance?
Seasons in the Sun (Part 8): Gathering Clouds
December 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
Lower Plenty Thirds and Mill Park played Saturday in the shadow of Phillip Hughes’ passing. Callum O’Connor and his team mates had more on their minds than the scorebook.
The Day Before Phillip Hughes Walked Out to Bat for the Last Time
December 5, 2014 by 13 Comments
Anthony Thomas shares his deeply moving account of the passing of Phil Hughes and then his own father.
Eleven White Clothed Angels
December 4, 2014 by 3 Comments
More reflections on Phil Hughes: A life and a career which ended far too soon. By Mick Alldis (with thanks to Malcolm Ashwood)
I’ll Mow the Pitch, You Shine the Cherry
December 3, 2014 by 8 Comments
Joe Moore’s touching homage to Phil Hughes and the spirit of cricket in Australia
In the line of fire?
December 3, 2014 by 5 Comments
An impassioned plea from Dave Brown for the short-pitched delivery to remain an integral part of Test Cricket
To Bounce, or Not To Bounce…
December 2, 2014 by 6 Comments
In the wake of the Phillip Hughes tragedy, Gideon Haigh raised some interesting points about technique and asks if we’ve become too complacent when it comes to batting safety.
The game has changed
November 30, 2014 by 5 Comments
Paddy Grindlay tells of stepping onto the cricket field again with the Woodend Under 14s. The first outing since P. Hughes’ death last week. Life goes on, cricket goes on, but something has changed.
Memorial: a suggestion from writer Jim Young
November 29, 2014 by 1 Comment
Jim Young, author of Any Old Eleven, and long-time friend of the Almanac, has a suggestion for the First Test in Brisbane.
Sport, Team and Memory
November 29, 2014 by 2 Comments
In thinking about the tragic death of Phil Hughes, Brutas Mudcake reminds us of the significance of sport, team and memory.
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