Neil Drysdale, when feeling down on the year that has been 2016, is given a lift by a Springsteen doco. [Sounds excellent – Ed]
Australia v Pakistan – MCG, Day 5: Confessions of a Test Cricket Predictor
December 30, 2016 by 3 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber is a man of predictions. He’s happy to be proven wrong on this occasion in what turns into an absorbing Test match.
Almanac Cricket – Test Team of the Year: Did the ICC get it right?
December 30, 2016 by 6 Comments
Twitter is angry but Dave Brown examines the numbers for the ICC Test Team of the Year
Almanac Soccer – A-League 1,000: The Hot Edition
December 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
With football heading down to Geelong while the FFA eyes expansion there’s a reasonable prospect of the top four stealing a big break on the rest of the competition
Australia v Pakistan – MCG, Day 4: Prospects thwarted
December 30, 2016 by 2 Comments
Citrus Bob arrives at the MCG on Day 4 with hopes for the game and without a jacket. He leaves still without a jacket.
Almanac Racing – the merry-go-round continues
December 29, 2016 by 7 Comments
The merry-go-round continues. New Year’s Day? Any day’ll do. another day/another dollar. The Valley finishes crio’s 2016 year and, barely 14 hours later, he builds a bank for 2017. Tips please.
World wide travelling with Australian coaches
December 29, 2016 by 5 Comments
Glen! picks a team of Australian Test cricketers who have coached other nations. Can you think of any more?
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test, Day 3: Bowlers take a hammering
December 28, 2016 by 5 Comments
Citrus Bob at the MCG sees Azhar Ali, DA Warner and UT Khawaja make life very difficult for the bowlers. With two days to play, the speed of Australia’s scoring has brought them back into calculations.
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test, Day 2: Azhar Ali and the endless fight
December 27, 2016 by 13 Comments
David Wilson was at MCG Day 2, prompted by his old imaginary horse, Clarrie Grimmett; a horse who rises only for a scrap…
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test, Day 2: By The Tweets (and other things)
December 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Mick Jeffrey brings us the Day 2 view from Bay 49 of the Olympic Stand, right next to the MCC gate.
Almanac Music: Desert Island Discs
December 27, 2016 by 2 Comments
Here’s Swish with a BBC Special for those of you with time on your hands.
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test, Day 2: Drizzle, Shmizzle.
December 27, 2016 by 11 Comments
Citrus Bob Utber, like many at the MCG, is being driven nuts by the rain – but that hasn’t stopped him catching up with friends old and new, and picking an Australian team of players who have animal and bird names.
Hawkology Part 1: I used to rule the world. ‘Cyz’ would rise when I gave the word.
December 27, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Paul Campbell starts his review of Hawthorn in 2016 with his story of the pre-season. It’s encouragingly left-field. Who knows where it will go from here!
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test, Day 1: When Smith invited Lyon
December 26, 2016 by 3 Comments
Citrus Bob returns to the MCG for Boxing day 2016: a humid day of interesting moves, an abiding sense of time marching on and time to reflect.
Almanac Cricket – Boxing Day memories: The best Test innings by an Australian (other than Bradman): Kim Hughes v West Indies, Melbourne, 1981/82
December 26, 2016 by 19 Comments
James Grapsas is not a straight numbers man. He has a suite of criteria by which he judges innings. Here he lauds the great Kim Hughes’ knock of Boxing Day 1981.
Australia v Pakistan – MCG Test: Call for writers
December 26, 2016 by 2 Comments
Calling all writers for the MCG Test. Pick a day to cover; let’s cover this Australia v Pakistan game in style.
My response to Jared about the ban of third man up
December 24, 2016 by 4 Comments
Yoshi weighs into the debate over the AFL’s recent rule change over the third man up in the ruck.
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