An historic day in Test cricket’s history has gone a long way towards ensuring that the purest form of the game will be protected by its embrace of non traditional means. Over 47,000 people voted with their feet at Adelaide Oval on Day one of the third Test of what had up until now been […] READ MORE
Author: Christopher Abbott
ChrisJohnAbbottAUSvNZ: Four Points to Consider
Australia have taken a stranglehold on the three-Test Trans Tasman series with New Zealand after a comprehensive 208-run win at the Gabba, but with the second AUSvNZ Test in Perth starting Friday, here are four key points to consider. Mitchell Johnson set for retirement? Mitchell Johnson has sparked frenzied rumour of retirement, after conceding in a […] READ MORE
Aussies’ Demise is Greatly Exaggerated
Ahead of a highly-anticipated three Test series in Australia, New Zealand might just find that rumour of the Aussies’ demise is greatly exaggerated. The touring Kiwis have arrived in confident mood that this side could be the first to taste victory in a series on Australian soil since 1985. Their brash and enterprising style, led by their fearless […] READ MORE
Rodgers’ Reds Have Lost Hope
Stereotypes can be a dangerous thing in football, but on occasion, the inability to rally to a clichéd cause can be the thread that leads to disaster. Brendan Rodgers faces his football mortality not because his Reds are hopeless, but because Rodgers’ Reds have lost hope. Liverpool is a club that thrives on icons – from […] READ MORE
19.55 Seconds of Usain Bolt Brilliance
19.55 seconds was all it took to remind people of the human brilliance of sport. That his name is Usain Bolt and that he holds previous form, simply speaks of a greater legend. Athletics has had a tough run – if you’ll excuse the pun – of late. The expose of cover ups related to […] READ MORE
Sport, Politics and the Rio Olympics
With the 2016 Rio Olympics now just one year away, the crescendo of media, marketing and public interest will dichotomise its veracious newsfeed, between stories of triumph and hope to the forbearing of poverty and pollution as the axiom of not mixing sport and politics is hung out to dry. For as long as […] READ MORE
Ashes Twists and Turns Continue
If a week is a long time in politics, the Ashes must seem an age? In a series that is remarkable for its capricious twists and turns with scant regard for the notions of form or momentum, one can only wonder what next anachronistic puzzle we’ll find at Trent Bridge? England scored a morale boosting […] READ MORE
Old Scars Opened in Ashes Win
Australia has opened old scars with a crushing 405 run win over England in the second Ashes Test from Lord’s. England was handed its fourth heaviest defeat in terms of runs in its fabled Test history after the tourists destroyed the hosts within four days on a benign track at the home of cricket. Out-batted, […] READ MORE
Premier League Transfer Tryst Adds Intrigue
The fortunes of three football clubs have meshed together this off-season in a strange three-way Premier League transfer tryst that has left winners and losers but, ultimately, intrigue. Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa have all seen players moving in opposing directions, with Raheem Sterling, Micah Richards, James Milner, Fabian Delph and seemingly Christian Benteke all engaging […] READ MORE
England Hold Ashes Edge Heading to Lord’s
In the aftermath of England’s comprehensive 169-run victory over Australia in the first Test at Cardiff, the two sides could not be more at odds in their preparation for the second Test starting at Lord’s this Thursday. England have announced an unchanged 13 and will entertain no thought of altering a line-up which astutely claimed 20 […] READ MORE
