statistics

Learning From Numbers

We have all heard the famous line from Mark Twain about how numbers and data can be twisted to make a point, no matter how false they are, “Lies, damned lies, and statistics.” A similar quote that this writer’s late

Some Achieve Greatness, and Others Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them. 

There can be no doubt that when it comes to sport today the words ‘legend’ and ‘great’ are overused. In the past week a former Socceroo was referred to as a “Legend.” A player who played 29 internationals, and without

Rule Changes, Changing the Game.

Be it a favourite sweater or any number of things in our lives, you can only patch them up for so long, before you realise that whether you like it or not you have to get a new one. In

Are Anderson and Broad England’s Greatest Fast Bowling Partnership?

England’s opening bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad have both played their last Ashes series in Australia. As they depart after another disastrous tour down under for the Englishmen they are being hailed as England’s greatest ever bowling partnership. They

Is Anderson One Of The Greats?

There has been much discussion online about the English fast bowler Jimmy Anderson and whether he is one of the game’s greats. At times those discussions have become emotional and heated. Which shows how sport has the ability to bring