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Hogg and Hodge thrive in the roaring forties
AGE SHALL NOT weary them, not when they love playing cricket as much as Brad Hodge and Brad Hogg do, which is good news for the Big Bash League, writes RON REED. More »
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December 2017
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Can Santa sort out football’s woes?
AFTER decades watching and reporting on footy, GEOFF POULTER has opted to call for help from the man with the long, white beard More »
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Mean, fast and dangerous denizens
IT CAN BE very exciting, but fishing for shark requires skill, planning and the right equipment, as STEVE COOPER explains. More »
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Boxing Day is cricket’s Grand final
KEN PIESSE has seen every Boxing Day Test since the first in 1968-69. He takes us through some of the highlights of those matches and predicts the outcome of the next edition. More »
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Why Doug Hawkins’ finest footy moment wasn’t with Footscray
HE’S ONE of the western suburbs’ all-time favourite sons – because he was loyal. But Dougie Hawkins can’t help wondering what might have been if he had chosen a different path, says chief writer RON REED. More »
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Editor’s new innings – read all about it
AFTER A STELLAR 35-year career in newspapers, culminating as editor-in-chief of the Melbourne Age, Andrew Holden jumped the media fence last year to become communications chief at Cricket Australia. LAWRENCE MONEY bowls him a few bouncers. More »
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Demon Angus Brayshaw can sure turn up the heat
IT WON’T be 40 degrees this Christmas Day, but KEN PIESSE wonders if Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw will continue the tradition and again be running 100 100s. More »
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Daniel Ricciardo plays the waiting game
SEATS CAN change swiftly in the world of Grand Prix racing and Aussie star Daniel Ricciardo has some big decisions to make, as PETER COSTER reports More »
Jeff’s Happy Christmas
Jeff, like most of us will have a Happy Christmas! More »
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They’re serving roasted Poms in Fleet Street
SMASHING the Poms by more than an innings will always bring unbridled joy to most Aussie cricket fans, and regaining the Ashes is a sporting highlight to be feasted upon. But rejoicing in the predictable Fleet Street backlash back in the “mother country” can b... More »
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Town crier and divine intervention
George Haddon's final take on the 3rd Ashes test in Perth More »
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Books to hit Christmas for six
CRICKET author, commentator and collector KEN PIESSE assesses his Top Six new cricket books for the festive season More »
