Missing some star players, it was a miserable T20 series against the West Indies for the Aussies as Luke Reynolds reports in his review of the series.
Almanac Cricket- West Indies v Australia T20 Series Review: Crunched in the Caribbean
July 18, 2021 by 7 Comments
Social Commentary: What do Dane Rampe, Danny Baker, Israel Folau, Chris Gayle, and Count Dankula have in common?
May 15, 2019 by 5 Comments
Does the rush to react to controversial comments help or hinder mutual understanding? Michael Viljoen gives his view on some recent examples of speech which has attracted official sanction.
Red, white and black to the core, but a lusty Dusty I can’t ignore
January 27, 2016 by 4 Comments
Jen Muirden’s ode to Dusty, from her second favourite team.
The Ten Commandments of BBL cricket
January 25, 2016 by 12 Comments
Dave Brown leads the BBL05 tabernacle choir as he summarises the season in 10 lessons
Chris Gayle: Hitting across the line, or colouring only between them?
January 24, 2016 by 11 Comments
Michael Viljoen views the recent Chris Gayle incident, selecting a lens which offers an alternative view to the orthodoxy established by other lenses.
Almanac Cricket: BBL Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars
January 11, 2016 by 1 Comment
NickTheStatsGuy steps beyond statistics, bringing us words and pictures to illustrate Saturday’s Big Bash League Melbourne derby. And even his 3-2-1 votes.
Overpaid, oversexed and over here
January 8, 2016 by 4 Comments
Diggers fought the Battle of Brisbane in WW2 to defend Australian women from “overpaid, oversexed and over here” GI’s. Peter Baulderstone reckons it’s time to get down to Etihad and continue the tradition.
Here’s what should have happened
January 5, 2016 by 16 Comments
Who’d have thunk that in 2016, Mel McLaughlin would have been treated the way she was by Chris Gayle says Anne Cahill Lambert. One off? No, it wasn’t.
Gayle, Briggs and the ongoing battle of women to be
January 5, 2016 by 18 Comments
David Wilson wonders why some men have so much trouble allowing women the freedom to be. Change is happening. But we have a responsibility to call out the laggards.
Nobody Can Bowl
April 9, 2015 by 10 Comments
Rob Bath argues that cricket is now totally a batsman’s game, with everything stacked in the favour of those wielding the willow. Nobody can bowl….
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life : NAB Challenge Update
February 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke checks in from the Nation’s capitol rallying the faithful as the Pies get set to meet Hawthorn in the opening match of the 2015 NAB Challenge
Blackcaps for Boxing Day
February 12, 2015 by 17 Comments
Looking ahead to next summer’s cricket fixturing, Pomborneit CC’s finest – Luke Reynolds – presents the case for the Windies to be relegated to support act, and for the Kiwis to be promoted to the big stage on Boxing Day.
Sport as Entertainment – 5: Case Studies
Stainless has argued the trend of major sport is becoming predominantly a form of mass entertainment, and in this article he takes cricket and soccer – and analyses how each has changed in Australia in line with these trends.