Will Peter Siddle play in the Ashes?

2 minute read We’re having one of those bizarre moments of doubt. Do cricketers play in the Ashes? It sounds wrong to say they ‘play the Ashes’ but ‘play in the Ashes’ suddenly sounds like the person’s a gleeful pyromaniac dancing in the aftermath of their latest deed. We’ve started a new feature

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Peter Siddle runs in all day

< 1 minute read This seems to be Peter Siddle’s greatest strength in the eyes of his team mates. When asked about their bowling attack, Australian players refer to Johnson’s speed, Hilfenhaus’s swing, Clark’s control and Siddle’s ability to run in all day. You don’t want bowlers to run in all day. You want

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Peter Siddle’s bowling speed

< 1 minute read Arch woodchopper cum fourth choice Australian quick, Peter Siddle, can whang the ball at speeds up to about 150kph, which is about 93mph in old money and officially makes him a fast bowler on the King Cricket scale. In light of this, we now want to see all young English

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Peter Siddle to make his Test debut

< 1 minute read Stuart Clark’s injured, so arch woodchopper, Peter Siddle, looks set to make his Test debut for Australia in the second Test against India at Mohali. Ricky Ponting said: “He’s a no-nonsense sort of guy and no-nonsense sort of bowler who will run in and deliver what you want him to

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Peter Siddle’s UNBELIEVABLE skill

< 1 minute read Everyone’s got a skill. Everyone’s got one thing that they’re inexplicably good at. For many people it’s something useful, like having the ability to retain facts. Other people have more specific abilities, like being good at table tennis without every really having played before. Our skill is drinking litres and

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