The idea was hatched at the Western Australian Wheatbelt town of Shackleton in October 2019. Forty or so years earlier I’d played cricket at the place. The pitch was still there along with the practice nets and even the footy goalposts but live sporting action had long since ceased.
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I’ve been to an Ashes Test at the MCG. It was the third Test of the 1978/79 series played during the World Series days with the weakened Australian team captained by Graham Yallop and England by Mike Brearley. World Series didn’t seem to have much of an impact on England. Can’t remember why. I just ignored WSC and had great affection for those who played for the real Australia team.
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The Melbourne Test was so long, so hard, so dramatic we need something less taxing in Sydney. The Harbour City has tended to deliver in recent years by being rained out. This time it delivered a pitch ensuring a early finish.
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•Darsee watching on Kayo as the partnership that mattered grew.
The Boxing Day Test: twists and turns
I wasn’t alone in being astonished by the batting of Sam Konstas on Boxing Day. The fact we’d almost forgotten about it by day five showed how great this Test match was. Embarrassing behaviour from Kohli had us wondering.
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My address to the assembled cricket media, administrators and players.
Thanks for coming everyone. I’m taking advantage of this rare two-day break to talk about an important issue – spin bowling.
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A Test even making it into the fifth day seems a rarity these days. For me this one was even longer. I settled down on Friday morning to watch the first day only to discover it didn’t start until Saturday. Still took a bit of effort.
We were promised rain and got it.
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One day I’ll get to an Adelaide Test.
This year’s viewing started in the admissions waiting room at a hospital, on Kayo, on the phone. Saw the first ball, the first wicket and settled in.
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The first Test has come and gone but there’s still a lot of processing going on.
The experts – the ones on TV, radio, podcasts, newspapers and social media – provide so many observations, opinions, prejudices and contradictions that our cricket processor can get clogged up.
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Remember the days when Kerry Packer had revolutionised cricket? One day cricket had swept the globe and Benson and Hedges cigarettes sponsored the cricket without a hint of protest.
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