< 1 minute read One thing that struck us during Australia’s T20 World Cup win last weekend was Alyssa Healy’s demeanour after she was out. Upon being dismissed she remained happy. That’s highly weird, isn’t it? It’s pretty weird to see someone who isn’t a tail-ender enjoying batting even when they’ve not been given
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How Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis are pissing away the great legacy of David Boon
2 minute read If Australian cricket is respected for anything, it is respected for that time David Boon skulled 52 beers on a flight from Sydney to London before the 1989 Ashes (supposedly). If Boon could see the state of modern Australia now (and was also dead or buried alive) he would be
Continue readingThe T20 World Cup final will be decided by whether or not India can run “all across the ground”
2 minute read India play Australia in the T20 World Cup final. You can read all sorts of match previews, but we assure you the match will be decided on India’s ability to run “all across the ground.” There are many different factors affecting the outcome of a cricket match, but some are
Continue readingThe real highlights of the 2019 Boxing Day Tests
4 minute read For clarity and brevity: yes, this is the through-the-Boxing-Day-Tests thread. This article will (probably) be updated (semi) regularly as the South Africa v England and Australia v New Zealand matches progress.
Continue reading13 things that happened this summer that sort of sum things up but mostly don’t
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Continue readingVideo: A new angle on a perfectly normal Steve Smith defensive stroke
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Continue readingStuart Broad v David Warner
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Continue reading2019 Ashes Worst XI – who gets into our composite team?
4 minute read Never mind all those Ashes Best XIs. Who would get into the far more hotly-contested 2019 Ashes Worst XI? 1. David Warner – 95 runs at 9.50 First name on our team sheet even if we weren’t starting at the top and working our way down. If Josh Hazlewood had
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