I have been one of the many critics of the selection of Mitchell Johnson in the Australian cricket team this summer. The “Toughsticker Turncoat” I have called him on Twitter and it would be fair to say I have not had a positive word to say about him. Johnson’s selection to bat at number 7 [...]
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The third coming of Mitchell Johnson: a new beginning or a false dawn?
Posted on 02 January 2013.
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Time to give Nathan Lyon the respect he deserves
Posted on 13 December 2012.
As an Australian cricket fan, it’s difficult not to get overcome by the idea that our greatest ever bowler could again grace the cricket field in the baggy green. But let’s be realistic, 43-year-old Shane Warne isn’t going to play test cricket again for Australia. In all the debate and back pages that have come [...]
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It’s Not Elementary – Why Watson?
Posted on 04 December 2012.
I am going to sound un-Australian with my next statement. Possibly by tomorrow morning, you may find me tarred and feathered and bound to the flagpole of Parliament House wearing a sign saying ‘shame, shame, shame’. Or possibly ‘Shane, Shane, Shane’. Here goes. I don’t think Shane Watson should be in the Australian Test cricket [...]
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Desperately Seeking Test Matches
Posted on 07 November 2012.
After months of cricket with as much substance as the collective brains of the Jersey Shore cast, Test cricket returns this week. While cricket fans now know how Morgan Spurlock felt after his McDonalds only diet in “Supersize Me”, the wholesome beef and potato stew that his Test cricket is here to offer some much [...]
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Australia’s Strength In Seam
Posted on 18 October 2012.
The emergence of a superb Australian seam attack has given hope after a turbulent period for Australian cricket. It has injected life into a side dogged by a lack of success, and handed Australia a threatening attacking attitude and competitive edge. There is an element of pace and youth, raw talent and experience, but most importantly there is depth. [...]
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England Lions v Australia A preview
Posted on 29 July 2012.
This series will be a warmup for the main event next summer much more than the pointless ODI series was. The touring Australian side contains no fewer than five players (and would be six, were it not for another injury to James Pattinson) who can be expected to be in or very near the Test [...]
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