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Not good enough, David. Not nearly.
MORE NEGATIVE backlash has followed the latest attempt to clear the air over cricket’s great cheating scandal, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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March 2018
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The Boot in Mouth is back in business
THIS is the moment that the footy commentators relish or dread: when the infamous Boot in Mouth Award begins its countdown for Season 2018. The award’s Founder, Sole Judge, One-Man Tribunal and Appeals Board, LAWRENCE MONEY, bounces the ball. More »
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Aussies fight hard but face a mighty tough Test ahead
AUSTRALIA was gallant in the field without Mitchell Starc but could yet forfeit the final Test in Johannesburg in four days, reports KEN PIESSE: LIFE AFTER Steve Smith is going to be tough. Australia’s bloodstained final fortnight of its campaign here is headi... More »
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Costliest penalties ever – but it’s not forever
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The cricket cheats got their right whack but that doesn’t mean there will be no forgiveness down the track, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Don’t wear Number 8 if you want to win the Brownlow
THIRTEEN is considered unlucky so some players are reluctant to wear it. But, why is Number 8 devoid of a Brownlow? GEOFF POULTER poses the question: THE MYSTERY of the guernsey number eight in AFL footy. Never won a Brownlow. Never even close. Not likely this... More »
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Jeff’s View – March 31
Jeff and cricket diplomacy More »
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Darren Lehmann bows out in tears
ANOTHER day, another casualty, this time Darren Lehmann. KEN PIESSE reports from Johannesburg. More »
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It’s time to restore trust in sport
CHERYL CRITCHLEY says sports fans are fast losing faith in those they should be able to look up to. More »
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Can we hope for a new cricket era?
SPORTSHOUNDS writer COLIN DALE witnessed a whole new era begin for cricket 24 years ago at the historic 1994 South Africa-Australia test at Wanderers. He returns hoping that history will repeat itself – and that it’s a new era for Australian cricket. More »
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Warner gets his right whack at last
HE’S AUSTRALIA’S second best cricketer but does he have a future anywhere down the track? Ask someone who cares, writes RON REED. More »
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Steve Smith will not lead again
STEVE SMITH will never captain Australia again, even when his stiff suspension, to be announced later today, is known, KEN PIESSE reports from Johannesburg. More »
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The day the Jocks skinned the Stawell bookies
IT WAS the day of the Easter Monday Massacre. Two crafty Scots turn up at the Stawell Gift with underpants stuffed with cash and the bookmakers in their sights. JOHN CRAVEN recalls the colourful coup. More »
