December, 2008

Mitchell Johnson’s eight for 61 against South Africa in Perth was an amazing individual display of fast bowling. And whether it is with bat or ball, the most isolated Test venue in the world has an unbelievable habit of producing timeless individual cricketing moments. When Johnson, the tearaway southpaw originally from Queensland who now calls [...]

With Ben Cousins currently dominating the back pages of the Australian press it’s hard to believe that there’s a fairly significant cricket Test match to begin tomorrow in Perth. And such as Cousins is perhaps lucky to be playing his chosen game, jack-in-the-box off spinning sensation Jason Krejza should be counting his lucky stars if [...]

Quality running midfielders playing in the AFL are usually still close to their peak when they are 30. They are often able to play very well for a few years after that too, especially those who pay particular attention to their physical fitness, even by professional athlete standards, which are already extremely high. Ben Cousins [...]

Greg Evans, the owner of the Sydney Spirit, formerly known as the West Sydney Razorbacks, wants to put the team into administration mid-season. A rescue package from the league, and acceptance of lower pay by the players, is the only way the team will play out the season. Australian NBA player Andrew Bogut is reportedly [...]

Watching one of the commercial station’s breakfast news shows on Tuesday morning,  they were discussing (breathlessly) whether Ponting’s catch in the second innings of the Second Test against New Zealand on Tuesday (watch it below) was the greatest ever. Now it’s said you can’t compare cricketers from different eras, but the humble “classic catch”, whether [...]