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Australia’s 30-0 drubbing at the hands of New Zealand in the Pacific Championships final may not be the final chapter in James Tedesco’s representative career but it should be.  The Kangaroos captain is still a very fine player and coach Mal Meninga has been loyal… Read More »Time’s up, Teddy: Kangaroos need to find new fullback and captain plus get commitment from dual-eligibility stars

Are the batsmen at the ICC World Cup that swashbuckling good or is it a false economy in India? After the Blacks Caps’ Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method (DLS) loss to Pakistan at Bengaluru, it’s fair to assume the 50-over, white-ball format is in the grips of inflation.… Read More »Black Caps’ World Cup loss smacks of T20 format dressed up in a Bengaluru limited-overs frock

Those bastions of Warner Brothers cartoons, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd engage in a famous skit whereby Daffy and Bugs try to convince the eternally confused Elmer which hunting season is current, in order to save their own skins from Mister Fudd’s shotgun.… Read More »It’s open season on A-League coaches – who might be next in the firing line?

The well has apparently run dry. That elusive elixir, otherwise known simply as ‘The Spirit of Cricket’, that was in such rare supply in England, could not (would not) be found in India. For if it had, Jonny Bairstow would surely have swashbuckled his way… Read More »What does the spirit of cricket and the World Cup have in common? They both mean nothing anymore