After previously suggesting on The Roar that T20 cricket has hit its older brother – 50-over cricket – out of the ground and down the street, my thoughts aligned with plenty of other people that the recently concluded World Cup might be the last one ever staged. Boy, was that wrong! The World Cup hosted […]
When Australia head to South Africa in 2027 to mount their ODI World Cup defence, just three players from Sunday’s final are likely to be on the plane crossing the Indian Ocean. Travis Head, Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne are the only players young enough or not burdened by a massive workload to be in […]
It has been interesting to see the reaction to Hamish McLennan’s purge this week. It was unanimously agreed on these threads that Hammer McLennan lacked humility and wasn’t the guy to bring people together. Humility and unity in tough times cuts both ways of course which I’ll come to shortly. There was also great excitement […]
Yesterday, Football Australia revealed the teams that will occupy the new National Second Tier (it should be the B-League, but I digress). And, as with any other decision that is made about the beautiful game in this country, the eight teams selected immediately caught the disdain and ire of many a fan group. The chorus […]
Nikita Tszyu has had the final say and captured the Australian super-welterweight title with a devastating TKO victory over “The Beaudesert Storm” Dylan Biggs. After a heated, at-times ugly build-up, the much-anticipated showdown lived up to its billing as the domestic fight of the year when Tszyu climbed from the canvas to win in brutal […]
