Cricket

This day in sport: 09 December 1936 and 1963

Australian cricket’s highs and lows 1936: Australia was reduced to its lowest 20th century total at home when dismissed for 58 on a rain-affected wicket in the 1st test against England in Brisbane. Fast bowlers Gabby Allen and Bile Voce

Clark’s Omission a mistake?

Has Stuart Clark done something to offend? It seems incredible that the man who burst onto the test arena and showed the consistency of Glen McGrath has been left out of the first test against the West Indies. He was

It’s just not Cricket

What is going on with Australian cricket? First of all we had Ricky Ponting taking a few games off following the test series loss, which was all well and good, as it must have been extremely tiring under such immense

Ponting solely to Blame?

Have standards slipped in Australian cricket under Ricky Ponting, or Tim Neilson? Ponting was very magnanimous in defeat at the Oval on Sunday evening Australian time, and betrayed his surly demeanour by being a credit to Australia and taking the

Freddy Will Play

It is amazing to think that there has been so much written about Andrew “Freddy” Flintoff and whether he will or won’t play in the final Ashes Test at the Oval. There is no doubt that the England hierarchy made