When it comes to Test cricket, deciding the batting order ultimately boils down to two options – picking your openers, a pseudo opener at first drop with the technique to handle the moving ball and then the rest of the order from best to worse. Marnus Labuschagne is perfectly suited to the No.3 spot. He […]
World Test Championship, Ashes retention and World Cup all in a matter of months – it means, all is well with Australian cricket, right? Andrew McDonald and the selection panel should be commended for many of their calls over the past few years, however, one pick continues to grate, and it may have repercussions for […]
The Melbourne Stars have been one of the most successful teams in the entire history of the BBL competition, but they just cannot seem to get over the final hurdle. Joining an unwanted club with the Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne is one of the only teams to still have empty trophy cabinets. The Stars over the […]
Images of Min Woo Lee doing the ‘thunderclap’ celebration in a chef’s hat on the party hole 17th during the final round of the Australian PGA Championship, before he went on to win the event, did the rounds on social media during the week. The chef’s hat is a homage to the West Australian’s mantra […]
The recent Cricket World Cup gave me the opportunity to rekindle my love for the ODI game, and it also gave me the opportunity to compare the 50 over one-day game with the T20 Game. One significant difference, in my opinion, is the importance of the batting partnership in the fifty-over game. In the T20 […]
