Sporting Pictures of the Week 20 January
So farewell then David Ball. Not really a Phoenix legend, but certainly a Yellow Fever one. There is something about the Australian Open. You can feel the heat from here.[…]
Category: cricket
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A Sceptic’s Review of the Alternative Cricket Commentary Collective Almanack
By Kiwi Kali “It’s actually quite good” is the cover quote attributed to Daniel Vettori. And I must admit, without knowing the veracity of the provenance of the quote, I[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 13 January
Indoor virtual golf with a bit of AI thrown in. At least Tiger didn’t have to walk. Two sports that consistently provide photogenic moments. Skiing. And the Dakar rally. New[…]
Sporting Pictures of the Week 6 January
When it all finished at the MCG. There is always a Souths fan. Classic Aussie family bonding time. The Hershey Bears broke a record with their teddy bear toss, collecting[…]
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Sporting Moments of the Year Part 2
By many 2024 has been another massive year for sport. Here at Sportsfreak Towers, we’ve each come up with our Sporting Moment of the Year (or four if your name[…]
Sporting Moments of the Year Part 1
By many 2024 has been another massive year for sport. Here at Sportsfreak Towers, we’ve each come up with our Sporting Moment of the Year (or four if your name[…]
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Sporting Pictures of the Week 15 December
Nothing like getting the away coach to photobomb a team celebration. Gout gout. Disproving the nominative determination theory. Who saw this depravity coming? Oh Kane A fair question So who[…]
The One Thing Australia gets right
Australia is a slightly controversial cricketing nation. There is a lot not to like. Their long term refusal to help developing countries, the sledging, behaving like flogs, the ludicrous idea[…]
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Class is Permanent
By his standards Tom Blundell has not had a great 12 months. He had averaged 16 for 2024 coming into this test with a solitary half century. Worryingly his glove[…]
