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Sport's death race
What we don't talk enough about when we rush back sport.
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Cricket, and other things
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The Campbellfield Cricket Club
When I was six days old, or 13 days old (depending on which version of the story I was told), I was taken to my first cricket ground. Seth Raistrick Reserve. Off Sydney Rd. Campbellfield. Victoria. Australia. The ground had no sightscreens, seemed…
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Are lefties really prettier?
In our series Come to Think of It, we bring new perspectives to bear on received cricket wisdom. This week, we turn our attention to that old canard that left-hand batsmen are more elegant There are beliefs and opinions that are passed down as fact…
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The tough, uncertain life of an assistant coach in T20
Former England keeper James Foster played his last first-class match in May 2018. In the 20 months since, he has had 17 coaching gigs. He is also a consultant with the Netherlands national side and a coach at Forest School in Walthamstow, London.…
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A dilemma as old as T20 cricket: Running for running's sake and the last ball of the innings...
JARROD KIMBER: The last ball isn't like the others. You should be furious when you lose, but you should also know you did everything you could to win Meg Lanning is furious. She's swiping her bat and her body tenses up. The Australian Women are in…
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Is South Africa's outlook on spin changing?
is known as one of the most defensive bowlers in modern history. He was the among those who bowled over 1000 overs in Tests during his career. He bowled dry, delivering his left-arm orthodox from over the wicket to right-handers. In first-class…
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Why players are listening to commentators more than ever before
Rassie van der Dussen is standing and staring at Nasser Hussain in Port Elizabeth. van der Dussen has what cricketers call a "small-bag day". That's when you have already batted for the last time in the game and you'll not be bowling. You'
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That time I read 134 amateur sports articles and what I saw along the way
"This is not an opening sentence, this is a long thought spewed out". Early 2018 I read 134 articles from amateur sports writers. It was something I had always wanted to do, you know, until I suddenly had all these pieces to read. My original tweet…
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Sreesanth: the story of a fall
Manan Vatsyayana / © AFP How the clown prince of Indian cricket is fighting his way back after a jail sentence and a ban for spot-fixing A motorbike revs up and takes off at high speed down a long and lonely street. When it finally slows down,…
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World Athletics Championships 2019: Dina Asher-Smith, the extraordinary ordinary woman
Dina Asher-Smith is talking to the press after her win in the 100-metre spring in the Diamond League final in Brussels. She's answering with honest professional sports jargon. She's happy to get through unscathed, mentioning her coach's processes and…
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Emotionally exhausted Australia will return home disappointed – Jarrod Kimber
They may have retained the urn, but a tired Australian side will leave English shores with regrets having failed to win the series, writes Jarrod Kimber. At Old Trafford, Australia were angry. On the field, they believed they were better than…