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Mitchell Starc is not concerned over the possibility of India engineering a pitch that will suit their spinners in the World Cup final at Ahmedabad on Sunday despite Australia’s batters struggling against the turning ball in their semi-final thriller over South Africa. India’s influence over… Read More »Starc not fazed by India putting their own spin on wicket in final as Aussies fire up for ultimate revenge game

It’s happened again to South Africa. Once more, the semifinals proved to be the ceiling for the Proteas at the Cricket World Cup. And once again, the knockout blow was delivered by Australia, whose ability to rise to the occasion on the biggest stage in… Read More »It’s no choke but Proteas yet again wilt under pressure to continue sorry World Cup tale of woe

24 years ago, at Edgbaston, Australia and South Africa locked horns for the most famous ODI in history, ending with scores tied on a number that would be written into cricket folklore: 213. So it was only fitting that, as the two teams once again… Read More »Ace of Chase: Cummins, Starc steer Aussies into World Cup decider after classic semi as Proteas’ knockout curse continues

We all know that Rugby Australia and the state unions have a lot of work to do to pull Australian Rugby out of the funk it has been in for the last 20 years. We all know that the Wallabies need to find a way… Read More »How to rebuild Australian rugby’s depth – without breaking the bank