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Silencing The Naysayers

This piece was first published on 9 May 2012 on the Balanced Sports website as part of its "My Favourite Cricketer" section. I clearly remember standing in the middle of a rain-soaked Singhalese Sports Club in September 1999 as the third and final Test…

Mission Accomplished

Some sporting records appear written in stone, unlikely ever to be surpassed – Lance Armstrong's seven consecutive Tour de France victories, Cal Ripken's 2632 consecutive games in the US Major Baseball League, St George's 11 consecutive rugby league titles – all examples of those that…

With Malice a Forethought

I started broadcasting Test cricket in 1996 and up until the time I resigned from the ABC in the middle of last year I was privileged to see first-hand some of the finest batsmen of the era, or for that matter, any era. Sachin…

Soldiering On

Many members of the fourth estate turned up for Ricky Ponting's media conference having made the specious presumption that they were about to witness the curtain fall on one of the great international cricket careers. Almost immediately Ponting put an end to that canard.…

Sport Needs More Than Lip Service

There is an old saying that states that 'cheats never prosper'. Whilst all of us would like to believe that is the case, in the world of elite sport it is merely a throwaway line when it comes to the use of performance enhancing drugs.…

Attending to the Little Things

In the sport of Australian Football current coaches and former players who now inhabit the commentary box refer, in colloquial terms, to a part of the game they call "one-percenters" – the individual acts or little things that are often overlooked but can often help…

There's Nothing To Be Ashamed About

Since my life fell apart in the middle of last year due to a breakdown that resulted in me resigning my sports broadcasting position at the ABC after 21 wonderful years I have been on a steep learning curve as I endeavour to discover more…

The Ultimate Artist

The numbers pretty much say it all – a record 16 grand slam titles, a record 237-week stretch as world number one and a record US$67.5m in career prize money. There is no doubting that Roger Federer has left an indelible mark on the…

The Road Less Travelled

Often those who achieve success do so by breaking free of the mould. David Warner is the latest to reach his potential by taking a less trodden path. It was not that long ago that the pugnacious left-hander was pigeon holed as a Twenty20…

The Future Looks Bright

Bowlers win Test matches. Batsmen may disagree but without a successful bowling unit it is nigh impossible to win a Test, for with the exception of declarations, you require 20 wickets to claim victory, irrespective of how many runs your team can plunder. Down…

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