by Ken Piesse | Dec 31, 2018 | News
KEN PIESSE SAYS: Those in control of Australian cricket can blame only themselves for the loss of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, even before Friday’s Sydney Test. They were stood over and bullied by their Indian counterparts. Downgrading Brisbane to also-ran status — and...
by Anthony Hall | Dec 18, 2018 | News
A busy week coming up for us all with the great man coming down the Chimney in seven days time. After another big lunch, and either asleep on the couch or a game of backyard cricket we’ll be on to the greatest day on the calendar other than the 25th and...
by Ken Piesse | Dec 18, 2018 | News
KEN PIESSE says Australia’s win in Perth is no one-off. Tim Paine’s team can go all the way and win the series from here. Australia’s cricket coach Justin Langer says Paine does not have a peer in the world when it comes to keeping wickets — and as a leader, his...
by Ken Piesse | Dec 18, 2018 | News
There have been more than 50 ‘one-Test wonders’ in the history of Australian cricket. KEN PIESSE pays tribute to one, Colin Guest, who died in mid December 2018 One ball, an outswinger to the run colossus Bobby Simpson changed the career path of broad-shouldered...
by Sam Ferguson | Oct 28, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Harsha Bhogle has been covering Indian cricket since his teen years working for All India Radio. Most Australians first heard his dulcet tones and impeccably spoken Indian English when the ABC engaged him to describe India’s matches during their 1991-92 tour here, and...
by Ken Piesse | Sep 27, 2018 | News
This story by Ian B Gibson, one of our three national representatives. The recent tour to the UK was greatly enjoyed by the group of 18 Over 70 cricketers selected to represent Australia. What an honour, what a privilege, what an opportunity to play at “the home” of...