Why Play Ball?

For many months “Not The Footy Show” – as well as many others – has questioned the reasons, and the structure of the FFA’s new National Premier Leagues (NPL) competition. Having read through the latest presentation one has to seriously

Who are the Champions?

There are many people in Australia who do not like the finals format used in sport around the country, there are others who simply find the ever changing formats hard to follow. There is definitely a place for finals, but

Flower’s Understanding A Shining Light

Andy Flower faced the press today and discussed the fact that England batsman Jonathan Trott had already flown home from the Ashes Tour and showed great leadership. Trott has left the Ashes tour of Australia because of a long-standing stress-related

Simmering Ashes

Sledging has always been a part of Australian cricket, and has become a part of the international game, but there is a fine line between intimidating a batsman with the intent put him of his game and simple boorish behaviour.

The Tail of Runs

Last Summer in England there were many who said the Ashes series was closer than the 3-0 victory to the hosts reflected. The first test in Australia which saw Australia worthy winners by 381 runs proved that this may well