The fun-loving, free-spirited, living-legend continues to live the dream in the BBL
The KFC Big Bash League is only five years old but already it’s creating legacies. Class war may be the preserve of the English, but state snobbery runs true in Australia – and no more so than when it comes to sporting rivalries.
He made his intentions clear from the outset.
“I was disappointed,” said Nathan Lyon, after being overlooked for Australia’s squad for the limited-overs series against England earlier this year.
Tipped as one to watch off the back of an impressive Ashes debut, last weekend Grace Harris became the first woman to hit a century in the inaugural Rebel Women’s Big Bash League.
ABC Grandstand Weekender: Press Pass
29 Nov 2015
Regular updates of the Chris Cairns perjury trial, October – November 2015
Chris Cairns was found not guilty of all charges
Opening day of the first day-night cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand an exciting affair with bumper crowd
By Isabelle Westbury, Adelaide
“The ball has behaved like, well, a cricket ball.” Despite the hype, the controversy and the debate about its future, the first day of the first day-night Test was summed up by Australian commentator Jim Maxwell. Pink, it would seem, is just another colour.
Australia take on New Zealand in final game of series on Friday with ticket sales boosted to “Ashes-like levels” by new format
By Isabelle Westbury, Adelaide
Walking into the Adelaide Oval on the eve of the historic first ever day/night Test, something doesn’t sit quite right. It takes a moment or two to notice, but soon it hits. The centre square.
“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” These days Alexander Pope’s oft-quoted quip is applied to all manner of situations; its relevance is universal. Martin Luther-King applied the sentiment to the civil rights movement, as did Nelson Mandela, to an extraordinary degree. Forgiveness is central to most, if not all, religious texts too – the Bible and the Quran to name but two. However there are some acts, or crimes, where forgiveness appear that much harder, where the label is worn by the perpetrator indefinitely.
Gone are the days when a footy-loving girl was told to hang up her shorts for a netball skirt. But that doesn’t mean one sport is better than another
Isabelle Westbury 