< 1 minute readDavid Gower has said in an interview in the Radio Times that Australia has no culture and that their cricketers have ‘an animal mentality’. He’s partly right, but probably for the wrong reasons. Culture This one’s lazy and wrong. Australia has plenty of culture. Arguably too much. Plenty of websites
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Ricky Ponting’s batting tips
< 1 minute readMumbai Indians are currently benefiting from Ricky Ponting’s expertise and Surrey will be getting a few top tips shortly when he arrives to play for them. Don’t believe us? Ask Dinesh Karthik: “Some of the things that he says in team meetings and some of the points he brings to
Continue readingRyan Harris the role model
< 1 minute readFast bowling isn’t just about bowling quickly. It’s also about sitting around worrying about your knee. As such, Australia’s younger bowlers have the perfect role model in Ryan Harris. Harris is injured again, which is pretty much his default status. Really, the news was that earlier in the week, he
Continue readingChris Rogers – one Test wonder?
2 minute readMaybe not. One of first-class cricket’s finest batsmen may yet get an opportunity to play a second Test having been selected in Australia’s Ashes squad. It just goes to show, if you hang around long enough, the failings of the next generation will eventually earn you the recognition you sort
Continue readingGraeme Hick to help Australia
< 1 minute readTo which the less generous among you might say: “Again?” We have mixed feelings about such jokes because we retain a great deal of affection for Graeme Hick. Many years ago, we spent a great deal of time desperately wishing he would turn the corner and start savaging Test attacks.
Continue readingAustralia’s secret squad
< 1 minute readICC: Hi Australia, could you possibly name your long list of 30 players for the Champions Trophy. You don’t have to name your 15-man squad yet, just a bunch of players who might appear in it. Cricket Australia: No. ICC: Er, why not? Cricket Australia: Because that’s just what they’ll
Continue readingRecalculating list of worst things in the world…
< 1 minute readWe used to fear this kind of thing, but it’s all been put in perspective by this: The holiday ends with you having a barbecue with the man himself. At least he’s a good cook. “Yes, I could definitely eat a 14th steak if you’d be good enough to go
Continue readingAustralia’s fit bowlers are injured
< 1 minute readMitchell Starc’s been sent for an operation. Apparently, he’s been suffering with bone spurs for months. It’s very hard to keep track of injuries to Australian bowlers, but we think that he joins Pat Cummins and Jackson Bird on the sidelines. We presume Ryan Harris is injured as well, although
Continue readingPhil Hughes Watch
< 1 minute readA quick update on how Phil Hughes is doing against India’s spinners. He really kicked on today, scoring two whole runs. This means that Hughes has now been dismissed five times in his last 70 balls against spin, scoring two runs in that time. That’s 0.4 runs per dismissal at
Continue readingAustralia’s tour picks up
< 1 minute readA great result for Australia today with the first day’s play being a complete washout. It didn’t stop them making the one decision needed for them to commit to a playing eleven though. “We went with what we perceive to be our two specialist spinners.” Does that mean that they
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