Haddon’s View November 24

Haddon's opens on the Ashes More »

The Ashes: Mystery men defy Australia’s bowlers

Published 7m ago - Ron Reed

THEY’RE the “Who’s that?” not the “Who’s who?” of English cricket but two rookie batsmen have provided an encouraging start to the Ashes, writes RON REED. More »

Mexican maestros who dared all to win

Published 7m ago - Peter Coster

THE RODRIGUEZ brothers were the Mexican masters of motorsport but they both drove like demons and paid the price for their bravery. PETER COSTER salutes the deed of two great drivers. More »

Ange Postecoglou walks away from Australian soccer’s biggest job – to where?

Published 7m ago - Rod Nicholson

IT IS STILL a disappointing mystery why the Socceroos coach has walked away just when the job is almost – but not quite – done, but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be applauded for his efforts, says Chief Writer RON REED More »

Why the Ashes heat is on like never before

Published 7m ago - Ron Reed

WHEN THE ASHES take block on the cricket calendar, everyone is in the hot seat – never more so, perhaps, than when the latest edition fires up at the Gabba, writes RON REED. More »

For Steve Bracks, sport and politics do mix

Published 7m ago - Ron Reed

IF HE CAN RUN THE State of Victoria, then he should be able to steer a popular sport in the right direction – at least an army of professional and recreational cyclists are hoping so, writes RON REED: AS MUCH AS any other sport, cycling can be a political hotb... More »

Two reporters go racing back in time

Published 7m ago - Sportshounds

WHAT could possibly go wrong? It started as a simple enough idea. Two old(ish) journos setting out to recapture a slice of their young newspaper days by going to the country races. More »

Test selectors spring a few surprises – again

Published 7m ago - Ron Reed

There are millions of highly-opinionated cricket selectors in Australia but it’s a fair chance that only four of them would have come up with the exact same XI that will take the field in the first Test, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »

At 1.85kg, bream don’t come much bigger. This fish was caught in the Derwent River in Tasmania.

Fish without the chips

Published 7m ago - Steve Cooper

BREAM might be low on brains but they can still manage to make themselves difficult to catch, as STEVE COOPER explains. More »

Bradman tops the tops

Published 7m ago - Geoff Poulter

GEOFF POULTER has tackled the impossible: naming the 10 greatest Australians in any field. And the winner is: ON the eve of another Ashes series it is again time to acknowledge our greatest Australian, in any field – Sir Donald George Bradman (1908-2001). Big ... More »

Gabba is a graveyard for English visitors

Published 7m ago - Ken Piesse

THE VENUE for the first Ashes Test, the Brisbane Cricket Ground, or The Gabba as it is more commonly known, has been an unshakeable citadel for Australian cricket since 1988, says KEN PIESSE: EVEN A DRAW IN THE First Test at The Gabba will be a massive bonus f... More »

Haddon’s View November 17

Published 7m ago - George Haddon

Haddon on the Cup carnival drawing to a close More »

November 2017