The imminent death of Test cricket has been discussed for decades. From the inception of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket in 1977 to Andrew Symonds’ million-dollar bid in the inaugural IPL auction in 2008 to the hypothetical future of only three nations playing Test cricket, there has long been fear for the purest form of […]
As David Warner reaches the final stages of his career, the accolades are flying thick and fast with the latest plaudit coming from Pat Cummins, calling the opener Australia’s best three-format batter of all time. T20s have only been around at international level for a little more than 15 years so it makes it a […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves are arguably the NBA’s biggest success story so far this season, earning a 24-8 record that sees them at the top of the Western Conference. This is their best-ever start to an NBA season in franchise history. However, it came completely out of the blue. Keep in mind, that many predicted that […]
No one has ever summed up David Warner, the cricketer and the human being, more accurately than Geoff Lemon in his account of the Sandpapergate scandal, Steve Smith’s Men: “Warner is aggressive, impulsive and daft. He is thoughtful, curious and more intelligent than credited. He can be objectionable and wounding, then considerate and generous. He […]
Rafael Nadal has laid down an Australian Open marker with a stylish and successful return to tennis after almost a year out of the game with a career-threatening wrist injury. Nadal needed just two high-quality sets and 88 minutes in a 7-5 6-1 victory over four-times grand slam finalist and 2020 US Open champion Dominic […]
