It was a perfect six from six for Texi Smith in Round 10 and the tipping right across the board was solid. The first round of the New Year looks a tougher nut to crack, with Adelaide suiting up twice against the Phoenix and the Bulls respectively, Sydney heading to Brisbane for a crucial fight […]
NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Cronulla Sharks – Fitzgibbon puts faith in familiar faces in fight to break finals jinx
As part of a series profiling the expected Round 1 sides for all 17 NRL clubs in 2024, the Sharks are looking to make the leap from a finals team to title contenders. The Sharks are gaining a reputation as the NRL’s nearly team. For the past two years they have been regular-season heavyweights and […]
Padres Outlook: Korean RP Woo-Suk Go Acquired
San Diego Padres Team Outlook after Korean Relief Pitcher Woo-Suk Go was acquired from South Korea on a 2-year deal. Woo-Suk Go is a 25-year old righty and his contract with the Padres will be worth $4.5 million over the course of 2 seasons. View the San Diego Padres updated Team Outlook The post Padres […]
Australia’s best domestic 50 over players: Queensland
In this series of articles I am selecting teams for each state comprising the best performed domestic 50 overs players in that competition’s history. This time we have the Queensland team. Jimmy Maher (1993-2008) 3 titles, 4,589 runs at 44.99. 10 centuries. 13 man of the match awards Jimmy Maher may be Queensland’s greatest ever […]
Pat Cummins isn’t Dennis Lillee’s fast-bowling equal – he’s actually much better
Ian Chappell recently wrote that Pat Cummins reminds him so much of his old team mate Dennis Lillee, in the way that Cummins is determined to get batters out. There are many great attributes to Chappell as a cricket analyst,, but he couldn’t be more wrong on this one – Cummins is the far superior […]