Former Test captain Tim Paine was not impressed with the footage of Adam Gilchrist embracing Brian Lara after the West Indies secured their boilover win at the Gabba.  While another old keeper, Ian Healy, gave Pat Cummins a bake for being too nice with his praise for the opposition following the world champions’ upset defeat […]

This week will see the 2024 professional rugby season start to ramp up, as Australia’s Super Rugby Pacific sides and Super W teams begin final preparations for their respective campaigns. Over the next few weeks, sides will host multiple trials in preparation for their respective round-one kick-offs, with teams looking to brush off the cobwebs […]

Australians are among the sportiest people on Earth. Much as we like to play code wars with each other, the fact that we can even juggle three national sports at maximum popularity is frankly remarkable. Most countries struggle for one. This journalist has lived in five different countries, and in four of them – England, […]

Jules Winfield was a cold-blooded tactician when it came to executing a plan. In his opinion, “blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children”. Steve Smith tried to shepherd the […]

As the dust settles on one of the most exhilarating Test matches in history, our Test and ODI champion Australian team end the home summer with a surprisingly uncertain outlook heading into 2024. As tempting as it may be to react to the landmark loss to the West Indies with “blow it up and start […]