Whether it’s Alex Carey’s run-out that wasn’t on day two of the first Test or the bizarre middle stump non-dismissal in club cricket last weekend, bails fails are on the rise. Is it time to remove the bails altogether at the professional level to get some consistency in the age of Zing bails and stumps […]
Mitch Marsh is thriving as a Test No.6 – Selectors, please keep him there!
If it was not already official, I believe it is now – Mitch Marsh the Test cricketer is here to stay. While his name has been thrown into the ring of post-David Warner opening candidates, Marsh’s immediate goal is to hold his spot in front of his younger Western Australian peer Cameron Green. Despite this, […]
‘Iraqis would risk their lives to watch a football game’: How Ali Auglah’s heritage is driving his renewed passion for the sport
Ali Auglah is a name emerging among the ranks of Macarthur FC; he has been a key figure and prospect off the bench, having scored three goals in all competitions for the Bulls. Auglah, like most footballers, comes from humble beginnings within Sydney suburbs. His journey through football is a result of his morals, hard […]
‘More than a silly little sport with fat men wearing nappies’: The ancient art of sumo wrestling warrants mainstream attention
I have never been one for combat sports. I enjoy them in principle; at their heart, they are very basic but pure forms of competition. Every fan can grasp that the competitor unable to rise after a fall is the loser. They are accessible, transcending language, culture, and class. My avoidance of them is very […]
When grown men wept, Steelers prayed and nobody was there: Six of rugby league’s most dramatic late tries
We have just had the 2023 grand final decided in suitably late-try-scoring fashion and, well, who does not like a list of random stuff and nostalgic videos to tide you over in the offseason? But it struck me that we already have a well-established hierarchy of dramatic late tries. In no particular order, the holy […]