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Australia’s batting woes were well documented this summer, and on the face of it, that seemed pretty fair. Across the seven tests played from December to March, only three centuries were scored by Australian batters. But in a world of decreasing team totals and generally… Read More »Australia’s batsman only scored three tons last summer: Why it is time to move past the obsession of the ‘big score’

Football purists all over Australia were cringing this week at the announcement of three blockbuster end-of-season exhibition games bringing English Premier League’s perennial underachievers Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, as well as Women’s Super League heavyweights Arsenal, to the nation’s self-proclaimed sporting capital in May.… Read More »Townsend’s Festival of Football finally comes to fruition – in another city

The number of top class halfbacks produced by Australia and New Zealand is quite astonishing. Having played the position myself I have a natural affinity with the role and what it entails and who the best exponents are. It is the best position on the… Read More »Representing Australia and New Zealand: Why Des Connor is the greatest international halfback