Broken Creek in Numurkah, Northern Victoria, was where I learned to swim. Graduating from the fenced-in concrete-bottomed beginners pool, Dad took me into the deep where the bottom was unfathomable, for a five year old, and promised to look after me, but kept moving further away, forcing me to continue my stroke to just stay [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: Pack Your Picnic Hamper
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
Within a month we will be cranking up for the early Autumn features, but for the present it is very much “off-peak” for an industry that never really stops. There are, of course, heaps of meetings of various charm, with the summer picnics probably still the most appealing. This Saturday, for example, the Gunbower Cup [Read more]
Premier Cricket: Round 11 Preview
January 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
Premier Cricket returns from the holiday hiatus this Saturday (6/1). Round 11 is a 50 over a side contest, the remaining matches for season 2011/12 (Rds 12 to 16 inclusive) arel two day fixtures. After 10 Rounds the undefeated Carlton (45 pts) lead the pack with a 13 point lead over Melbourne (32pts). Richmond [Read more]
TAKEN TO THE CLEANERS
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Diva decides that today will be the day for spring cleaning. ”But I have to cover the cricket today” I said. No reply but I did understand that it has to be done today and definitely not tomorrow (the cleaning that is). I work it out that I can assist at drinks breaks, [Read more]
North Melbourne-Flemington triumphant in 2nd Australian Somali Football Championships
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Date: January 3, 2012 It was a day for the underdogs as North Melbourne-Flemington fought back from a 2-1 deficit and being reduced to 10 men to defeat defending champions Heidelberg 5-2 in front of 1500 screaming fans in the Final of the 2nd annual Australian Somali Football Championships. The event took place [Read more]
Two captains and two old prime ministers
January 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
India 191 Australia 4/482 This was one of Test Cricket’s memorable days. A resurgent Australian XI againt a fading Indian XI. Australia were in real trouble when Ricky Ponting came to the wicket at 8/2 late yesterday. They were no further advanced when Ed Cowan got a poor umpiring decision shortly thereafter ( 2 out [Read more]
Detrimental as anything
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
from Troy Thompson Thought this sounded very familiar – but of course it is about gaelic football rather than Aussie rules. http://www.kerryman.ie/sport/gaelic-football/influence-of-afl-and-rugby-is-having-a-detrimental-effect-on-gaelic-football-2969859.html
The other Gary Ablett
January 4, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Hamish Cameron On Monday, a Gary Ablett of a different kind passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 46, played for Liverpool and was later controversially transferred to Everton. Ablett scored in his first match and won two championships and the FA Cup during his spell with Liverpool, and became [Read more]
Shaking the tree
January 4, 2012 by 6 Comments
AUSTRALIA v INDIA Second Test – SCG Day 1 – 3 January 2012 Matt O’Connor To borrow an expression from a West Indian cricket radio report of a few years ago, wickets have been falling like ripe mangoes from de trees this summer. And today the thudding continued as batsmen once again failed to [Read more]
Sydney Test blog – Of movies and hundreds
January 3, 2012 by 49 Comments
by Andrew Gigacz The 100th Test at the SCG is about to get underway. Will we see Tendulkar get his 100th 100 in Sydney’s 100th Test? And while on the topic of Tendulkar, his name was one of many that has appeared on Twitter over the past 48 hours. Not in relation to his [Read more]
Who said white boys couldn’t fly?
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
by Peter Argent This shot is of a competitor doing a reverse lay-up during the “3-Ball basketball tournament”, which was a part of the Bay Sports Festival held from Boxing to Proclamation Day (December 26-28) in the Adelaide seaside suburb of Glenelg. This young man was up with the birds.
Standing on the outside lookin’ in.
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At this time of year it seems unavoidable that every columnist in the world is offering their 2012 predictions. As this diary is based around the Melbourne experience from an outsider’s perspective it would be remiss of me not to look into the crystal ball for the SCOTW. There is one common denominator that threads [Read more]
The Revolution Begins
January 2, 2012 by 13 Comments
Following Philip Hughes’ bad trot with the bat he had a meeting withAustralia’s batting coach, Justin Langer. “So Langers, why do I keep getting out?” “Not sure Hughsey” said the coach scratching his head. “Maybe you could try keeping your bat straight?” Phil Hughes walked away looking puzzled. No one had ever [Read more]
Crio’s Q: Alternate Summer Soundtracks
January 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
Rather than “the cricket’s on the radio”, the companion sport for this summer is becoming “the BBL on FOXTEL.” For pubs, couches and campsites with access, the Big Bash is the preferred distraction. It is carving an undeniable place in the holiday landscape, but some parts still worry me. The music, for example. Especially in [Read more]
Echoes and regrets: notes on 2011
January 2, 2012 by 3 Comments
Vin Maskell reflects on a handful of music moments 1 Seeing Clare Bowditch. Hearing Clare Bowditch. Seeing and hearing Clare Bowditch singing songs recorded by the late Eva Cassidy. Call it a tribute concert. Call it cover versions of cover versions. Call it a fine night of music. A very fine night, tinged inevitably [Read more]
2011 – Looking Forward, Looking Back
December 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The angel sounded – the sentinel horn, The final quarter of the old year gone; It’s been a good year for the team up in heaven, Got the best of the Draft in Two Thousand Eleven. Yabby’s the coach of this team for the Ages, With Doc as the skipper of the BeSainted [Read more]
The Wizard of Oz
December 31, 2011 by 8 Comments
While the focus of attention has rightfully been on the MCG for the past four days another no less enthralling contest has been unfolding in the Northern Hemisphere. The World Darts Championship is now approaching the pointy end of the competition and never has the event been more exciting or unpredictable. After seemingly months of [Read more]
If i was an AFL coach….
December 31, 2011 by 7 Comments
In all honesty i can’t see the day where there will be a female AFL coach. Just look at the other codes as proof. Soccer has the balding/salt and pepper haired, red faced animated males who look like they are about to explode on the sidelines from stress. Same goes for tennis, majority of coaches [Read more]
Resumption of Play
December 31, 2011 by 9 Comments
Rahul Dravid and Gautum Gambhir are in the tunnel, waiting for the resumption after Lunch, Day 4, Boxing Day Test. They’re early and await the umpires to emerge from another tunnel further along the boundary. India is 1/24, chasing 292 for victory. Opener, Gambhir is on 6 runs; Dravid, 5. Both men are [Read more]
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