I’ve done my best to resist the temptation to write about this, but I can hold out no more. With all the hypocritical, holier-than-thou and utterly irrelevant commentary doing the rounds of Australia’s tabloids and broadsheets on this issue, everyone is missing the point that Michael Clarke’s split with Lara Bingle is his version of Ricky Ponting’s final pub brawl black eye...
Defending champions Australia outplayed rivals New Zealand and notched a comprehensive seven-wicket victory.Earlier Ricky Ponting won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first in overcast conditions in the World Cup Group A game against New Zealand … Continue reading →
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We’re less than 50 days away from the Ashes and Australia have named their touring squad. Here is my pick of the top XI batting order plus the second fiddles:
Phillip Hughes
Simon Katich
Ricky Ponting
Michael Clarke
Michael Hussey (demoted one spot due to lack of form)
Marcus North
Brad Haddin
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Peter Siddle
Stuart Clark
And the other guys left to carry the kit bag...
In one of my many conversations on facebook, I mentioned that Australia had been outplayed by Pakistan during the home series held in England.One of my Pro-Australian friends differed and said that the statement was true if only I had added "given the amount of test cricket Pakistan had played against quality opposition".Fair enough I thought.My statement was based on the fact that the tour result...
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