Forgotten tours: Australia's 1979 World Cup campaign
Most Australian World Cup campaigns live on in the minds of fans. The thrilling epic of 1975 (“Mano a Mano against the Windies!”), the…
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How did this mediocre Australian XI play so many Tests?
Quite regularly there are articles or comments and why Player A has been unlucky not to play more Tests and the selectors are dunderheads…
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The hot and cold of Graham Yallop, the anti-David Hookes
I recently did a piece on David Hookes to commemorate the late batter’s birthday, and in amongst the replies (thank you, Roarers), discussion brought…
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Who gives a toss? Part 3: When sending Australia in paid off (warning: rated PG)
This article documents those rare occasions when a captain’s decision to insert Australia paid off handsomely. It therefore balances out the series’ preceding Part 1 Who gives a toss? Part 1: When sending Australia in paid off (or so it seemed) and Part 2 Who gives a toss? Part 2: When sending Australia in backfired […]
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Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79
Test XIs we should have had: 1978-79 A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size This is the second in my series of hardcore deep dives into hypothetical XIs Australia should have played in years gone by. This time I’m turning my attention to the 1978-79 Ashes, when Australia lost to England 5-1, and resulted in the establishment raising the white flag to World Series Cricket. This result did not seem likely the previous summer, when Kerry Packer and company struggled and the official Australian XI defeated India...
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