Pat Cummins is about to experience something new in Test cricket: captaining “on the fly”. Australia’s skipper knows little about many of his West Indies opponents in the first Test starting on Wednesday in Adelaide. The tourists feature seven cricketers who have played eight or fewer Tests. Three of them – Kavem Hodge, Justin Greaves […]
Controversial Rugby Australia resting policy to be shelved after Wallabies disaster
In welcomed news for Super Rugby franchises and fans, Rugby Australia’s controversial workload management policy is set to be scrapped in 2024. In recent years Super Rugby coaches were asked to stand down players of national interest for up to two additional rounds to ensure they were fresh for the international season. The workload policy […]
Tyson v Jack: Newcastle’s halves are the big question for Adam O’Brien – but does he have a secret weapon?
Newcastle’s recruitment for 2024 looks brilliant in around July – just before their team kicked into gear and gave coach Adam O’Brien plenty to think about. It still looks pretty good now, but with the added dimension that several players that they might have expected to become back-ups produced the sort of performances that made […]
Australian cricket calendar overhaul on the way – shaking up summer to strike right balance between Tests and BBL
Australia’s summer is going to start to look a whole lot different with all home internationals done and dusted by the SCG Test at the turn of the new year. In a bid to remove the annual Test versus Big Bash League battle for star players and TV viewership, Cricket Australia is set to bring […]
NRL 2024 ladder predictions: The wooden spoon candidates – Tigers favourites for hat-trick but a new ‘contender’ emerges
It’s time to kick off my annual NRL ladder predictions and entering its fourth season, they have been fairly successful. The 2024 season shapes as a tough one to forecast with plenty of players and a few coaches moving around the clubs in the summer months. Without further ado, the 2024 series begins at the […]