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…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Rohit, Rahul Steady India but Australia Firmly on Top
January 7, 2015 by 4 Comments
racing
January 7, 2015 by 17 Comments
Track Managers and punters across most of the country are unable to confidently prepare for racing at many venues due to what is nowadays referenced as “a rain event” threatening many of the venues, some of which are parched and “roads” now (Wednesday) but no good things to be raceable by Saturday! The form, it [Read more]
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: When Citrus Met Blowers (Fashion Worlds Collide)
January 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
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…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Doing Multi-tasks on Tuesday
January 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Yoshi is proof that once you fall under the spell of Test cricket, it is all-consuming. A doctor’s appointment, some physiotherapy and job hunting couldn’t stop Imagawa-san from keeping an eye on events at the SCG.
The True Magic Of Wadeye
January 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Wesley Hull looks at how a community put down its weapons (with apologies to Midnight Oil) and picked up footballs: Wadeye strong
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Playlist
January 6, 2015 by 8 Comments
E.regnans turns to music and video to describe Day 1, SCG, Scenes 1-5.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Test cricket with an ocean view!
January 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Summer traditions blend by the ocean for Jill Scanlon as she combines her love of the beach and her love of cricket.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Australian Top Order Flays India
January 6, 2015 by 7 Comments
Viraj Deshpande reviews day one at the SCG as a new era of Indian cricket dawns: Virat Kohli assumes the captaincy of the Test team from MS Dhoni
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: I Must Be in Sydney
January 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
Bob Utber’s summer of Test cricket continues. Having stayed the course at Adelaide, Brisbane and the MCG, Bob heads to Moore Park and, with the demands placed on his wallet, quickly realises he can only be in Sin City!
Vin Maskell’s meditation on kick-to-kick (2007)
January 6, 2015 by 5 Comments
Following on from Richard Flanagan’s depiction of kick-to-kick, here’s some thoughts from Vin Maskell from a few years ago.
Cricket Froth: Knowing When to Declare
January 6, 2015 by 1 Comment
Ahead of the start of today’s fourth Test in Sydney, the team at Cricket Froth put Steve Smith’s Melbourne declaration in context. While the Aussies secured the Border-Gavankar trophy, there’s still plenty to play for at the SCG.
Crio’s Q? Loved and Unloved?
January 5, 2015 by 10 Comments
Some possum stirring from Crio as he asks for the Appreciated XI v Despised XI.
Coaching a Young Club from the Bench
January 5, 2015 by 9 Comments
While coaching from the sidelines is de-riguer in the NFL, suburban footy and world soccer, opinions in the AFL world are still divided on the effectiveness of coaches calling the shots from the boundary line versus coaching from an elevated vantage point in the stands. Yoshi weighs in with some thoughts on where best to coach elite players from.
Independent Schools v Combined High Schools: a curtain-raiser played at Footy Park in 1991. But what happened to these blokes and where are they now?
January 5, 2015 by 54 Comments
Great list of footballers. Who are they? And where are they now? Classic from Swish Schwerdt as he challenges us to fill in any detail we might know. If you know who they are, and where they ended up playing their footy, and what they’re doing now, add a comment. (Now with a photo of one of the teams)
The heart of the Tiger
January 5, 2015 by 9 Comments
“In 1992, I had my right knee reconstructed twice in 12 months. I spent more than a year alternating between crutches, knee braces, a walking stick and never-ending expensive physio. These were medieval times before LARS and before Richo.” Thus starts a supporters’ tale of the fraternity of footy fans. [Simple. Delightful. Ed]
Darts: World Championship Final
January 5, 2015 by 16 Comments
Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson.
Add your comment as the match unfolds.
Aussie Rules
January 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Bill Simmons “the Sports Guy” and Editor-in-Chief of Grantland (the world’s biggest sporting website) has come up with a system for deciding the MVP in the NBA. A Chicago reader pointed out that it is the same system used for the Brownlow Medal in “the best sport on earth”. Bill thinks Australia is pretty cool.
School Footy – The Aussie Rules Nursery
January 4, 2015 by 2 Comments
Wesley Hull on the importance of school footy in developing future players and a footy culture. Too much falls to too few when it comes to supporting school footy, particularly away from the southern states.
24 : “The Following Takes Place…”
The Almanac’s own Jack Bauer of sport – Gregor Lewis – recalls a hectic 24 hours of some truly enthralling contests from all corners of the globe. Now, that’s one heck of day!