England’s Test coach Brendon McCullum may not approve of the term ‘Bazball’ – but the word is set to enter the Collins English Dictionary. The phrase was coined to describe the swashbuckling brand of cricket England’s red-ball side adopted after McCullum – nicknamed ‘Baz’ – took over 18 months ago. The New Zealander is known […]
‘Load of rubbish’: Eddie tees off on ‘red herring’ excuse for Wallabies’ RWC flop, rejects Hoops issue, Lions link
Eddie Jones is to be reunited with eight of his World Cup Wallabies when he takes charge of a Barbarians invitation team in Cardiff – just five days after quitting as Australia coach. And in his first public appearance since his resignation on Monday, Jones told reporters on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) he believed his job […]
Eight crucial lessons Wallabies must learn from the RWC quarter-finalists
Several million rugby tourists are making their plans to be in Australia. A British and Irish Lions series kicks off only 13 Wallaby Tests from now. A World Cup follows that epic after a few Bledisloes. Rugby Australia has an enfant terrible, a big baby with money, in the board chair, every utterance dripping with […]
Supercars Gold Coast 500 Talking Points: A couple of last lap thrillers, a title deciding duel beckons… and what’s a ‘Bathurst SuperFest’?
The traditional mantra of sun, surf and Supercars on the Gold Coast at this time of year couldn’t have been any more truer as the championship put on a show in its penultimate round of the season. There were a couple of last lap thrillers setting up a title deciding duel, the announcement of a […]
Winners and losers revisited – how did the Monte Carlo model go at predicting the Rugby World Cup?
A few months ago, I wrote an article that shocked some on The Roar when I predicted the All Blacks were the favorites to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. This prediction came from a “Monte Carlo” simulation model I had developed for the tournament (Monte Carlo simulations are a powerful uncertainty modelling […]