Cricket

Past Players Do Not Guarantee Quality Commentary

For many top sportspeople it is hard to walk away. To have to leave the spotlight, and accept that another has taken your place is hard to comprehend. This may well be why in today’s world in so many sports,

Is It Time For Better Governance and Less Government Support For Sport?

We have all heard the saying ‘politics and sport don’t mix.’ Words attributed to Eric Heiden, the former long track speed skater, who won an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at

NTFS#124 – The Medal Ceremony for an Upgraded Medallist, Two World Cups and Not Wanting To Succeed.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

A slightly longer show than normal as plenty to discuss with two World Cups coming to an end. Imagine training hard for an Olympic, Paralympic, or Commonwealth Games and just being pipped for a medal, that must be soul destroying.

Reading the Room

The 2023 Cricket World Cup has been going now for almost a month, and still we have two weeks to go. If there was not already too much cricket taking place, the length of this tournament today taxes the interest

NTFS#123 – Holey Molly! A Young Athlete Gains National Selection Within 12 Months, Centralised Contracts, and Is It Time to Trim Presentations.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

How many of us have dreamt of represnting our nation at any sport, to have that moment where we can say we represented our country? On this show we catch up with one of our youngest guests ever. Molly Baker