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THE DAY 1000 GOALS NEEDED NO SECURITY
SEVEN DAYS IN SPORT: It was as if nobody really noticed when Doug Wade became the first of the modern-day goalkickers to reach four figures, writes RON REED. More »
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STIGMA OF THE CAPTAIN WHO BEAT BRADMAN
SEVEN DAYS IN SPORT: Joe Root will be a welcome arrival for the Ashes while a ruthless predecessor is again under scrutiny nearly 100 years after his successful but ill-starred campaign, writes RON REED. More »
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Getting inside Don Bradman’s head
THERE was much more to the legendary cricketer Don Bradman than an unprecedented capacity for scoring runs, according to an insightful new book. Chief writer RON REED reports. More »
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Steve Smith gives cricket fans a glimpse of the Bradman era
HE’S THE best since Bradman, the headlines say. Australian cricket captain Steve Smith is not the new Don, but he is giving fans an insight into what it must have been like watching Australia’s greatest-ever sportsman, says chief writer RON REED. More »
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Not everyone loved The Don
DON BRADMAN birthday week is always a special time. The fabulous deeds of our sporting Colossus are indelible. But not all were in love with Australia’s only cricketing knight. KEN PIESSE reports: More »
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The bolter with the blazing bat
MOST cricket followers were stumped when the Australian selectors announced a new cap for a Test in England. Author KEN PIESSE was among them: CRICKET folklore revolves around the extraordinary. From the heroics of Don Bradman’s Invincibles at Leeds in 1948 to... More »
