This World Cup has been a coming of age tournament for T20 cricket, and no one is to thank more for this than the ‘dot-ball annihilators’ of the game.
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The Roar: The old boys (and girls) club – T20 XI
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarThe World Twenty20 is underway and, as befitting this form of cricket, it started with a bang.
The West Indies’ Chris Gayle, he of golden bats, misjudged pitch-side comments and a backlift to strike fear in the heart of any bowler, was the man to deliver, bludgeoning an unbeaten century against an excitable England side.
The Roar: Cover the sport, not the spectacle
Features, Print, Sport, The Roar“The Test is to be broadcast on Sky – a first for the women’s game – and both are aware of their roles as ambassadors for women’s sport,” gushed one national newspaper of the women’s Ashes Test last year, triumphantly.
The Roar: Sport and politics – Untangling an irrational love affair
Features, Print, Sport, The Roar“Politics is a blood sport.” So said the politician Aneurin Bevan, whose stubborn persistence and booming Welsh oratory helped him spearhead one of the British government’s most revered accomplishments, the establishment of the publicly funded National Health Service.
The Roar: ‘Sport is not just a vital distraction, it’s a crucial comfort’
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarThe roar from the crowd echoed triumphantly through the stadium. The mood was one of nervous excitement. Thirty minutes in and Germany were yet to break the deadlock; the partisan French crowd fancied their luck against the reigning World Champs.
The Roar: Nice guys finish last
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarAustralia versus New Zealand on the world stage has become a a regular occurrence. Cricket, netball, and rugby World Cup finals have all seen these two nations face off in the past year. Now they’re back at it again in the cricket.
The Roar: Australia’s youthful obsession – Forget the figure in the age column
Features, Print, Sport, The RoarModeration in all things. A phrase so often uttered and agreed with, but so infrequently followed. And so it is with cricket and its obsession with age.
Isabelle Westbury 