The Ashes in high heels…surely not
In the build-up to the Ashes in the old country, the English are trying to put Australia off their game by spreading the match over three different varieties of cricket…by also allowing the ladies to win the Ashes. In India this would not be allowed. The tremendous fast bowler Bunged Itin could not be bowling … [Read the full story]
Watch for tricks from the Poms in The Ashes
Australia has named their proposed test team to play The Ashes. I have no doubt they will bring back the winnings. Australia have a new team who is young, but has experience…and certain to give their best. Talking of the best, in India we are seeing the last games to be played by the greatest … [Read the full story]
I thought Sledging was an Olympic sport?
India is the spiritual home of all cricketers. Every space in India, young boys and girls are playing the game. But how can Sri Lanka be seeing off the famous Aussies. We are the best in the world with the exception of a few South African batters. England invented the game but they are history. … [Read the full story]
Australians seem to breed the best jockeys
I have been very upset by the comments received from Aussie racing fans about my racing column. I have many years experience of racing around the world. The best racing in the world is in England. The majesty of Ascot, the enormous size of Goodwood, the bitter cold of Catterick (where there are more cows … [Read the full story]
David Saker gets told to “Piss-off” by Buford
James Anderson and Graeme Swann have been compared to Australia greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne by England’s Australian bowling coach David Saker. McGrath and Warne were the outstanding seam and spin bowlers of their generation, with leg-spinner Warne widely regarded as being worthy of a place among cricket’s greatest players. Yet Saker insists the … [Read the full story]
Pat Cummins keen to be on West Indies tour
After a nightmare summer, Pat Cummins is back. In a major boost for Australia’s pace stocks, the teenage tearaway will take his first major stride towards selection for the West Indies tour when he bowls in the SCG nets. Sidelined for the past 10 weeks with a heel injury, Cummins will bowl off a shortened … [Read the full story]
Peter Forrest ready for the Caribbean
The only sound Peter Forrest wants to hear other than wedding bells this Easter is leather slapping on willow to a backdrop of Calypso steel drums. Forrest’s determined 66 has the 26 year-old firming for selection for the national team’s tour to the Caribbean in March-April. Selection however would mean postponing his wedding to fiancee … [Read the full story]
Cricket umpire kills teenage spectator with bat
A cricket umpire killed a teenage spectator in Bangladesh by hitting him on the head with a bat in a dispute over a contested decision, police said on Sunday. Nazrul Islam, 15, ran onto the pitch during an amateur game in the remote northern district of Kishoreganj and started an argument with the umpire, who … [Read the full story]
NSW have been carrying Aussie cricket for years
Queenslander Bulls batsman Peter Forrest was a key selection, but he grew up in Windsor and played his junior cricket for Hawkesbury. Tasmania, meanwhile, have six Blues imports. Ed Cowan attended Cranbrook and played for the Blues before heading to Tasmania and earning a Test call-up. He plays alongside NSW-bred players Steve Cazzulino,Brendan Drew, Jackson … [Read the full story]
