Mike Brearley

NTFS #111 – Sports Cartoons, Mankading or Browning, and the Return of Hockey One.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

With this being our 111th podcast since we came off the Perth Airwaves and the fact that this is “Nelson” and an unlucky number in English cricket parlance, it seemed appropriate that this sport should come under the microscope. “Mankading”

Where Have The All Rounders Gone?

The Ashes series for 2021/22 will soon be upon us and hopefully the action on the pitch will become the focus of attention. It has been truly remarkable how much has been written and reported about this upcoming series that

Joe Root, In The Footsteps of Hutton.

“As long as there is a Yorkshire man in the England side, England will do well,” that was the claim when this writer was growing up. Was it a truth or was it a myth, and who perpetuated the myth?

Cook Opens a Can Of Worms

Former England cricketer and Captain Alistair Cook has been awarded a Knighthood in the New Year’s Honours list in England. Some feel that this is just reward for a career opening the batting for England and Essex. Yet judging by

Losing to Win

“Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” is one of many quotes that are bandied about in sport. In fact motivational quotes about winning have become big business, either as posters, or in books complimented with great sporting photographs. It