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Given the latest gaffe by Hockley vis a vis Australia Day, I think CA urgently needs to find a new CEO. Hockley got the job when Kevin Roberts left after a COVID kerfuffle and his was interim CEO for a year before being appointed as CEO. I couldn't be more unimpressed with Hockley. He has...

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3848707/ca-cricket-australia-chief-executive-nick-hockley-advocates-minimum-three-test-series-world-championship-australia Hockley comes out and says Cricket Australia wants test series to be a minimum of 3 matches and that what South Africa did was a wake up...

Apparently Tom Curran will be back for the Sixers tomorrow. How on earth is his suspension served via 2 washed out games that weren't played?!?!? This makes zero sense! It was if there was no game at all for him to sit out because there wasn't. I'd love someone to explain it to me. The only...

Since the peak in 2015/16, fast forward to today where the quality of the Big Bash has fallen off a cliff *No crowds *Minimal excitement or hype about matches *Minimal big names (domestic or internatinal) playing Worse of all, the actually quality of the games has declined dramatically. What...

Much of GWS-Collingwood Preliminary Final, especially the final quarter, was played as if there weren't umpires there. Things were clearly not being called even to the point that when the ball was clearly over the line, it was play on. Hardly anything was holding the ball and as for throws...

Did anyone else watch this? Thoughts? I thought it was abysmal :(

It's been an interesting season for the Bash. On the plus side: DRS helped eliminate the howlers No X-Factor No Bash Points On the minus side: The other 6 teams can't hold a candle to the Scorchers and Sixers. They will most likely play their 3rd final in a row and 6 of 12. It's a joke how bad...

Just over 6 months away, this looms as one of the biggest sporting events Australia has ever hosted. From what we saw in Fed Square, etc, there's a ground swell of support for the national teams - and that was just to watch the games on the big screen. Given that we're co-hosting the tournament...

Is it just me or does having the Brownlow on Sunday night make so much more sense? Great way to start the week and then it's out of the way whereby we can focus on the two teams. Any chance it will move permanently to Sunday?

Not sure what to think here. If we somehow get passed the other 3rd team and then the 5th South American team, we get the honor of finishing last in our group? Maybe long term, this is the best possible thing. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. Look at our results at youth level Look at...

There was a lot of discussion in the match thread about about Cummins' decision not to enforce the follow-on in the Second Test. I was surprised by the lack of opinion pieces on the subject. Many can say this was moot - you do it in order to have enough time to bowl out the opposition a second...

I miss the pre-season night competition. Not only was it a great lead-in to the season and a chance to see the new recruits, it gave teams another shot at a trophy. That there are 18 teams isn't a problem - they can have 2 lead-in games based on the previous season's home and away ladder...

As we celebrate stomping England into a pulp, a larger question looms. Whom can we play a compelling interesting series with? I think it's time for Cricket Australia to abandon it's indifference to New Zealand and look to build more of a rivalry with them. This is a breakdown of everyone we've...

There's been all this talk about how England have been bowling too short. Bowled too short four years ago, bowled too short at the Gabba, bowled too short at Adelaide. Am I'm just trying to understand how a team could be so flawed in its tactics if its so obviously wrong. The directive to bowl...

I've got no idea if this piece about Toby Greene by Jon Pierik in The Age is serious or taking the piss. His match-winning abilities have him in line after 176 matches to eventually be inducted into the Hall of Fame but league sources have confirmed he has been bluntly reminded by club...

Just read this article by Caro about the Tigers problems and spit out my cornflakes over this bit... The league's goodwill that many felt allowed Cotchin to lead the Tigers to the 2017 premiership after the Dylan Shiel incident the previous week no longer exists. Captain and club find...

The proverbial is now hitting the fan as it dawns on people that the Socceroos just aren't any good. The pipeline of talented players from the youth level to the Socceroos has gone dry for a while and this means the national squad is just inadequate to compete at the top level. U23: Missed out...

Too often there has been woeful umpiring in this BBL tournament. Mistakes in every game. In a Shield game with minimal interest, they can get away with it, but every decision they make here is scrutinised. If there are more experienced umpires from around the world that are available, they...

Does anyone think that CA would ever schedule international cricket around the Big Bash so all of the Australian players are available. I think it's harsh on teams when they lose their best players to the Test/ODI/T20 teams.

Let this thread be devoted to all things Youth Teams. The Joeys and 19s just both qualified for their respective AFC tournaments next year. Joeys are in India in September while 19s tournament is in Bahrain in October. Olyroos tournament is in January in Qatar. Here's to a much better...

If the FFA aren't concerned by the quality of the youth sides, they're asleep at the wheel. Last qualifying campaign for the Olympics was abysmal and based on this tournament, the next one promises to be no better. Similarly at the World Youth Cups that we qualify for, we're becoming fodder...

Began yesterday in Oman. 4 groups of 4 - we're with Iran, Japan and Kuwait. Top 2 from each group advance to quarter-finals. Our first game is just over an hour away against Kuwait.

Will be interesting to see how the team goes from here. They go off to South Africa for three tests, then next October is three tests away against Pakistan followed by us hosting India for four. The World Cup is in the middle of this.

That we struggled so much in qualifying and that we struggled against Iraq is a worrying sign. Sure we qualified but we're still reliant on guys from the 2006 World Cup. Who's scoring our goals? Cahill, Thompson and Kennedy. We've struggled at youth level recently. Qualifying for the London...

You can't understate the difference between qualifying for the World Cup via the OFC vs the AFC. The fourth round alone is 8 matches. So instead of playing mickey mouse games against Fiji only to have to face Uruguay six months later. A long campaign means you can draw or even lose the odd...

Against England (in the most recent series) Ashwin - 14 wickets @53 - 4 tests Harbhajan - 2 wickets @42 - 1 test Jadeja - 3 wickets @39 - 1 test Against Australia Ashwin - 18 wickets @17 - 2 tests Jadeja - 11 wickets @19 - 2 tests Harbhajan - 5 wickets @41 - 2 tests

In hindsight, this looks like a classic rope-a-dope. Australia spent all in trying to win at Adelaide and in the process were in no place to play back to back Test matches. After that first session on Day 2, there could only be one result.

I can't remember there ever been a situation for back to back Tests where none of the fast bowlers from the first Test play in the next one. I think this is actually a big advantage for Australia. The South African batsmen aren't going to be familiar with Starc or Hazelwood. As for Mitch...

So Ponting has called the selectors bluff and so far so good for him but it's pretty clear that if he is playing the best, he struggles. No longer is he as good as he used to be. The biggest thing he has going for him is that there is no one in the wings demanding to be selected but should he...