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Scorchio! Our Summer With Channel 9! Part Three: Storm Clouds

And we don’t just mean that its been raining a lot.

1 Comment | October 16, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

Scorchio! Our Summer With Channel 9! Part Two: A Date With Rhino

Channel Nine’s coverage of the cricket this Antipodean summer made an inauspicious start. But at least nobody died.

3 Comments | October 9, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , ,

Great Unsolved Mysteries Of The Modern World #4: Is Michael Clarke Actually A Prick?

We’ve always wanted to write for Hello magazine. Consider this our audition.

Scorchio! Our Summer With Channel 9! Part One: It Begins

This Australian summer is going to be a long one. So very, very long.

1 Comment | September 30, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , , , ,

My Family And Other Animals: Evaluating The Australian Test Squad For The UAE

Phil Hughes? Alex Doolan? Shane Watson? Just who will fail the hardest in the UAE? We take a look at the recent Australian Test squad announcement.

1 Comment | September 8, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

All Hail Lord Boof, The Tyrant Of Oz

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.

5 Comments | September 4, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , ,

The Fast And The Dubious, Part 2: Rating Australia’s Pacemen

It’s that time of the year again, time to laugh at all the currently broken Australian fast bowlers.

No Comments | August 14, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: , , ,

A Lament For The Australian Cricket Supporter

Think it’s tough being an England supporter? Those at the top have it even harder.

No Comments | July 27, 2014 | | Opinion, Tests | Tags: ,

Cricket In The Age Of The Doosra: The Australian Experience

Australians don’t like a lot of things. But they really, really, really, hate chuckers.

2 Comments | May 14, 2014 | | Opinion | Tags: , ,

Sheffield Shield Season 2013/4 Review: Moving Australia’s Drinks Cabinet Six Inches Closer To Berlin

Is Australia ready to dominate Test cricket for the foreseeable future? A look at its domestic scene suggests otherwise.

1 Comment | April 6, 2014 | | First Class, Opinion | Tags: , ,