Mitchell Starc is not concerned over the possibility of India engineering a pitch that will suit their spinners in the World Cup final at Ahmedabad on Sunday despite Australia’s batters struggling against the turning ball in their semi-final thriller over South Africa. India’s influence over pitch preparation has been making headlines again this week after […]

It’s happened again to South Africa. Once more, the semifinals proved to be the ceiling for the Proteas at the Cricket World Cup. And once again, the knockout blow was delivered by Australia, whose ability to rise to the occasion on the biggest stage in limited-overs cricket remains unmatched — and in such contrast to […]

Whether it’s arrogance because they know they can get away with it or insecurity because they’re unsure if they can win the World Cup, India’s pitch switch for the semi-final against New Zealand was a low blow.  The BCCI’s interference in what is supposed to be an ICC event has been apparent before and during […]

24 years ago, at Edgbaston, Australia and South Africa locked horns for the most famous ODI in history, ending with scores tied on a number that would be written into cricket folklore: 213. So it was only fitting that, as the two teams once again battled for a spot alongside India in the 2023 World […]

We all know that Rugby Australia and the state unions have a lot of work to do to pull Australian Rugby out of the funk it has been in for the last 20 years. We all know that the Wallabies need to find a way to win the Bledisloe back and start winning more than […]