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The end of the Ponting era?
So Australia’s dominant World Cup Era is over, and we’ve been shafted from the tournament in the quarter-finals by hosts and favourites India. But what does this really mean for Australian cricket? Is this the final nail in the coffin for this dominant group? If not, should it be? And most importantly, where does this leave skipper Ricky Ponting, who’s fighting hundred gave the side a chance? Is this his end…… Read more…
Leicester Update
With the podcast on hiatus for a little while, everyone at Who’s Playing Who? are worried about the lack of Leicester City exposure for our readers and listeners. So, we’ve decided that the Leicester Update will return as a weekly article, so ENJOY! Read more…
The protective culture that’s engulfing Australian sport
Whilst the cricket and football comes to an end for the summer, and the winter sports gear up for a big year ahead, it’s the same old same old from Australian sport. Read more…
ICC World Cup Preview
With the World Cup now just days away, I’ve decided its time to take a closer look at the tournament, and each of the teams. Read more…
Sporting politics gone mad!
In the last week we saw the three players implicated in the Pakistan spot-fixing scandal – captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – finally suspended for their involvement in degrading the integrity of the game. Alas, again politics got in the way of the right decisions being made about this problem, and until cricket can sort this out, progress will not be made.
NRL Expansion – Where to for the future?
The last couple of weeks has seen much written about the bids for an NRL franchise in 2013, and as an interested party, I will go through each bid, and analyse not only its pros and cons, but the realistic likelihood of the new Independent Commission choosing them to join the competition. Read more…
Tinkler bid given the go ahead by Knights board
An audacious bid by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler to buy the Newcastle Knights has received in-principle support by the board of directors of the NRL club.
Australia name World Cup squad
Australian selectors have named their final 15 man squad for the World Cup on the sub-continent. Injured skipper Ricky Ponting returns, with Xavier Doherty and Peter Siddle left out from the squad which overcame England at the MCG. Read more…
The new face of TV in 20Eleven
Each year, the 5 free-to-air networks shake up their line ups, pushing new shows in an effort to win the ratings, and this year is no different, but with an added twist. With the uptake of digital TV now at above 70%, the commercial networks are starting to realise the potential of this form, and give it some decent content, but I’ll leave that for Adrian to outline. Read more…
The watershed moment in Australian cricket….hopefully!
So the Ashes are over, and they return to England. Its gone, its over, now we need to move on. Read more…
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