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The late, great Rod Marsh was known for being precise with his gloves and an astute observer of cricket talent as one of the best pathways coaches the game has seen.  A decade ago he warned that Australia’s batting pipeline of talent was running dry… Read More »Pipeline running dry: Aussie selectors struggling to find young batters knocking at the door, let alone bashing it down

Rampaging Roy Krishna returns to Australia this week, leading his Indian Super League team into battle against Central Coast. The famous Fijian international will be hoping Odisha FC have enough strike power to defeat the Mariners. Each team will compete this Thursday night, in an… Read More »Barefoot players, a game at the MCG and ‘kisses’ from the sunshine: Indian football’s 1938 Australian tour

It seems from the authoritative source of Wikipedia that a “sledge” or “sledging” are peculiarly Australian expressions that have their origins in cricket and may be derived from the soul singer Percy Sledge. Sledging is also called chirping, chipping, or trash talking in other sports… Read More »It’s time for the NRL to put a line in the sand to deal with players’ on-field sledging

For the first time in the history of the AFL there will be a round dubbed Opening Round, which will have just four games. We’re taking a look at two players from the eight teams that will need to make a difference. Sydney v Melbourne… Read More »The crucial cogs of AFL’s Opening Round: Which players need to be the difference makers?