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“Most people over here had never even heard of State Of Rest.”

Best bets and quaddie from Scoob, Tagg's and Patty.

The Odds Couples Saturday Selections By SENs The Odds Couple have provided their best bets for Saturdays racing. There is some great Saturday racing around the country today and the boys have honed in on Caulfield and would you believe it, New Plymouth! Taggs is away but dont you worry we wont drop the ball. Best bets

An ODI team of World Cup heroes A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The first World Cup was held in England in 1975 at a time when the limited-overs game was still very much in its developing stages. Even some top players – Sunil Gavaskar, for example – were pretty much unaware of the tactics involved with the ODI cricket. Nevertheless, the event was a big success, especially with an exciting finish at th...

“I really felt for him."

Cartwright’s final six, in an innings where he scored 38 runs from 19 balls, was one that had greats of the game wondering if it was the biggest ever at the ground. “This is the biggest of the tournament ... this has gone a long way, that is huge,” Warne said in commentary. Mike Owen/Getty Images “That’s a 120-metre (hit), plus GST and mayo.” The exact distance of Cartwright isn’t known, but fellow commentator Mark Howard said it was up there with Simon O’Donnell’s 122-met...

"Oh my goodness": BBL rocked by umpiring howler for second night in a row By 2020-12-24T08:06+11:00 For the second straight night, the Big Bash League has been rocked by a howler of an umpiring decision, once again stirring calls for the introduction of DRS. Heat batsman Tom Cooper was given out LBW during his side’s run chase against the Strikers. This is despite the ball very clearly deflecting off of Cooper’s bat. Fox Sports commentator and cricket legend Shane Warne was livid upon seei...

The next Keith Miller: The history of Australia’s search for an all-rounder (Part 1) A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Cameron Green’s emergence on the national stage has left many Australian cricket fans very excited about the future and what he can achieve as a pace-bowling batsman. The great Keith Miller – him of the “pressure is having a Messerschmitt up your arse” fame – was Australia’s l...

Test Series "done, dusted" if India makes five changes By 2020-12-23T09:49+11:00 India could reportedly make five changes for the Boxing Day Test as they desperately try to correct the Adelaide collapse. They will have two forced changes with captain Virat Kohli on a plane home to India to be at the birth of his first child and Mohammed Shami suffering a broken arm. However, three more changes have been rumoured, with Prithvi Shaw, Wriddhiman Saha and Hanuma Vihari on the chopping block. This...

Former Australian all-rounder Simon ODonnell says Matthew Wade has "signed his own death warrant" by agreeing to open the batting in the first Test against India as he fights to keep his place in the side. The Aussie top order was in disarray heading into the clash at Adelaide Oval. Joe Burns was woefully out of form, David Warner was out injured with a groin strain and prodigious young gun Will Pucovski was missing with concussion. Watch Australia v India Test Series Live & Ad-Break Free Dur...