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Glenn Maxwell’s double century was spectacular and deserves to go down as one of the greatest innings in one-day international cricket history.  But the Australians are kidding themselves if they think they can go all the way in this World Cup unless they fix a… Read More »Six-win streak but problems abound: The tactical, selection and form issues Australia must fix before World Cup semis

The halftime whistle goes at the Emirates Stadium and a bumper WSL crowd heads for the concourse. Queues have already formed for stadium food that traverse the walkways, the line for the women’s bathroom snakes out of the door and merges into those patiently waiting… Read More »Australia’s football fans still don’t appreciate how spoilt we are by our A-Leagues

So South Africa has become the undisputed world champion, winning the Rugby World Cup for the fourth time. Pretty impressive since they were not welcome to attend the 1987 and 1991 events. Still, that situation has now resulted in a Springboks team that is truly… Read More »How do you drag the Wallabies from the gutter to the Lions in 2025? You harvest the pick of the NRL crop

The opening test of the summer should be five action-pack days of test cricket on a bouncy deck at Perth Stadium. Instead, we are reduced to gimmicks and the possibility of another low crowd watching Australia and Pakistan in the searing cake tin. ABC cricket… Read More »Is the ‘West Test’ going to fill seats in Perth this summer, or will Western Australians keep ignoring red ball cricket?

“I’m not a fan of changing the rules because one team is dominating,” commented one Roarer last week. It is a disappointing interpretation of the articles I have written over the past weeks opposing the Rugby played by Rassie Erasmus’ Springboks and Steve Borthwick’s England.… Read More »Possession Rugby is on life support – and the stats from the World Cup prove it beyond doubt