Jason Gillespie

If You Know Your History…

Where have all the editors gone? A supposedly reputable news outlet – in other words not one linked to News Ltd – carried a story this morning on the Australian cricket team’s bowling attack. The Australian bowlers were feted as

Who Is Really To Blame?

The English sports media are like a used car salesman. Before every major sporting event they will talk up their team or their athletes and tell everyone who wants to listen how they are going to win, that there is

Inspirational Athletes – 24

When it comes to the question of who was the first Aboriginal to play cricket for Australia the answer is often carefully phrased. Many will say the first known Aboriginal to play for Australia was Jason Gillespie. The reason being

Podcast #74 – Squash Take a Stand, Its Just Not Cricket, and the Russians Banned

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Our first show of 2020, and there sure was plenty to discuss. Happy New Year to all sports fans. Our guest on this show is former Australian squash player Dean Williams who is now the CEO of Squash Western Australia.

Prolonging the Game

Another Ashes series comes to a close and once again the final test match raised a lot of talking points. The selectors were slammed for picking Peter Siddle ahead of the younger Pat Cummins. Yet Siddle showed everyone why he