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Benji Marshall probably doesn’t need an introduction to what life was going to be like as head coach of the Wests Tigers, but if he was under any illusions, they were shattered midway through Tuesday afternoon. He’d been putting the team through their paces at… Read More »Pressure Points: Benji is the unseen party in the Tigers’ boardroom upheaval – but he might benefit the most from it

I love coming across baseball glove brands that I had never heard of before. Yusei Kikuchi, lefty starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, was able to put me on to King of the Hill – a brand that one of his friends had started.… Read More »Yusei Kikuchi is the King of the Hill

Amid all the criticism that has been directed at the Australian selectors, one question hasn’t been raised too much – what if they’re right? Their reluctance to end David Warner’s career early and their disregard for concerns about the ageing nature of the current team… Read More »Succession plan: Scary thought but what if Australian selectors are right as they play the long game with Test team

My father surprised me one day when he stated cricket rather than rugby was his favourite sport. His full name, after all, was “Derek Rugby Darrow” otherwise known as Bill, after his father William. As a rugby player he excelled at Kings College in Auckland… Read More »From paddock games on the farm to watching Test cricket’s greatest players: A lifetime of Cricket Memories