Carlton had one of the weirdest seasons in history in 2023. They lost eight out of nine games between Round 5, when Adelaide thumped them, and Round 13 when their most hated rival Essendon beat them. They then won the next nine in a row.… Read More »By the numbers: What made Carlton start winning all of a sudden?
Until quite recently, you would look through an Indian Test XI and see experience everywhere: Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja with the ball, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and, of course, Virat Kohli with the bat. The current series against England has… Read More »When King Kohli goes, India’s golden era of Test cricket goes with him
A K-pop act’s title track isn’t always the best song on their album, even if it’s the one most people will hear. Sometimes, b-sides deserve recognition too. In the singles-oriented world of K-pop, I want to spotlight some of these buried treasures and give them… Read More »Buried Treasure: P1Harmony – Countdown To Love
The funny thing about so many fans getting hot under the collar about Michael Neser being selected for the Test tour of New Zealand is that it doesn’t really matter. But it does. This contradiction of sentences needs urgent clarification. And here it is. He… Read More »Neser selection doesn’t matter much now to Test team but it slows down fast bowler development for the future
The NSW Waratahs have some headaches as the Super Rugby Pacific season approaches, after they were steamrolled by the Queensland Reds in a trial game two weeks out from a round-one rematch. The Reds led 29-0 at halftime and won 32-7 on Saturday night, Jock… Read More »Waratahs thrashed by Reds, Brumbies win trial thriller after Force miss post-siren kick