Hughes a Twit? Or Victim of Technology?
So Philip Hughes twittered that he had been dropped from the Australian test cricket team, and he is being lambasted for it. Sadly the 20 year old is a victim of youth and the selectors not aware of the way
This day in sport: 22 July 1995
Cricket’s Larwood dies. Lightning quick England bowler Harold Larwood died in Sydney, aged 90. He was the key figure in the infamous ‘Bodyline’ Test series of 1932-33, when England captain Douglas Jardine instructed him to bowl ‘leg theory’ at the
Hats off to Ponting
Like him or hate him full credit to Ricky Ponting for not hiding behind the poor umpiring decisions that saw Australia lose their first Ashes test at Lords for 75 years. ‘At the end of the day we were beaten
This day in sport: 24 June 1974
India struggles with lowest Lord’s total in cricket. Following-on, 327 runs behind England in the 2nd Test at Lord’s, India made just 42 for their lowest ever Test score, and the lowest ever total in a Lord’s Test. England quicks
This day in sport: 17 June 1999
The World Cup cricket semifinal between Australia and South Africa at Edgbaston has been labeled the greatest one-day match in history, and arguable the greatest game of cricket ever. The match was tied at 213 and Australia went through to the final because of their superior run-rate in the earlier Super Six stage. In an unbelievable finish, with two balls to spare and one run required, Lance Klusener set off on a fateful run only to find Allan Donald was less decisive, and South Africa’s World Cup was over.
