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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

Australia’s new golden girl Annabel Sutherland has stepped in to rescue Australia in Dhaka, leading the tourists to a 118-run win over Bangladesh.  After Australia slumped to 4-48 early on a slow and turning pitch, Sutherland hit a measured and unbeaten 58 to lift her… Read More »New golden girl stars as Aussies spared Bangladesh blushes by King onslaught, horrific run out

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worstAre full of passionate intensity. To be honest, I didn’t think I’d need to invoke a famous… Read More »Footy Fix: Fly’s Pies have officially been worked out – but that’s just the start of their problems