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The first name on every ‘greatest fast bowler’ should be Dennis Lillie. He is the GOAT 🐐 No one comes close to Dennis wh...
08/09/2026

The first name on every ‘greatest fast bowler’ should be Dennis Lillie. He is the GOAT 🐐

No one comes close to Dennis when it comes to fast bowling. That action. That aggression. That precision. Those skills.

Perfect fast bowler!!

Cricket Australia has approved private investment in the Big Bash League, a change CEO Todd Greenberg describes as one o...
08/09/2026

Cricket Australia has approved private investment in the Big Bash League, a change CEO Todd Greenberg describes as one of the biggest strategic decisions the game will make in a generation. The board has adopted a self-determination model, beginning with the full sale of the Melbourne Renegades licence. New owners are expected to take control for the 2027-28 BBL and WBBL seasons, while the coming summer remains unaffected.

The move is designed to raise substantial capital, with estimates around a billion dollars if other clubs follow. Cricket Australia says the funds would support grassroots cricket, domestic pathways and elite programs, and lift Big Bash salaries so the competition can retain Australian stars and attract overseas talent in a crowded global T20 market.

The governing body will keep control of international scheduling, player availability, salary caps and media rights, and can approve or reject investors. Talks with the players’ association are unfinished, particularly over how sale proceeds should be shared. Officials insist Test cricket will remain the priority as the league seeks new investment without surrendering control of the national game.

Australia’s chief selector George Bailey has backed Marnus Labuschagne for the upcoming Test series in South Africa desp...
07/09/2026

Australia’s chief selector George Bailey has backed Marnus Labuschagne for the upcoming Test series in South Africa despite a lean run. After scores of 1, 31 and 4 against Bangladesh and no Test century since 2023, Labuschagne was dropped from the ODI squad but retained in the 16-man Test party.

Bailey said: “We’re not shying away from the fact that we’d like some more runs from Marn. That’s clear. But we’re also confident that he can still make a positive contribution to that squad.” He noted the entire batting group has underperformed, yet Australia continue to win Tests. Labuschagne will focus solely on red-ball cricket ahead of the first Test in Durban on 9 October.

Australian selectors treat Marnus Labuschagne the way a golden retriever treats a tennis ball: once they lock on, nothin...
07/09/2026

Australian selectors treat Marnus Labuschagne the way a golden retriever treats a tennis ball: once they lock on, nothing else exists. Form dip? Stare through it. Average sliding? Stare harder. Entire top order on fire while he grinds? Still Marnus. Other batters send polite texts asking if they still exist. The reply is always another tick next to the same name. Selection meetings last four hours and somehow produce the identical XI. They don’t have a shortlist. They have a habit. Find someone who watches you with that same unblinking faith and you’ll never need a second opener, a backup plan, or a reality check. That’s not selection. That’s devotion in baggy green.

Australian selectors keep picking players who are struggling from a long time. They are out of form, out of runs and eve...
07/09/2026

Australian selectors keep picking players who are struggling from a long time. They are out of form, out of runs and even look out of place.,

It is high time that they wake up and smell the coffee!

Test cricket in Australia has witnessed a dramatic shift in batting fortunes between eras. Test batting averages across ...
06/09/2026

Test cricket in Australia has witnessed a dramatic shift in batting fortunes between eras. Test batting averages across the country have plummeted by seven whole runs from the 2010s to the 2020s, highlighting an increasingly hostile environment for batters.

This steep decline in scoring longevity is mirrored in match durations, with red-ball contests concluding at rapid speed. In fact, four of the last twenty Tests hosted on Australian soil have finished inside just two days.

Together, these numbers underscore a stark modern transition toward swift dismissals, bowling dominance, and abbreviated encounters where survival has become an uphill battle.

Greg Chappell believes modern speed radars would crown Jeff Thomson as cricket’s undisputed velocity king.Thomson famous...
06/09/2026

Greg Chappell believes modern speed radars would crown Jeff Thomson as cricket’s undisputed velocity king.

Thomson famously clocked 160.6 km/h at the WACA in 1975, but Chappell argues that figure would hit roughly 170 km/h today. The difference lies in physics and tracking technology:

* 1970s Methodology: Timing equipment captured the ball closer to the batsman, after significant aerodynamic drag had already slowed it down by roughly 10%.

* Modern Standards: High-speed cameras measure velocity at the instant of release from the hand, recording maximum possible pace.

This deceleration gap explains why contemporaries like wicketkeeper Rod Marsh insisted Thomson bowled faster than official instruments showed.

Supported by period police radars and terrorized batsmen from the 1974–75 Ashes, Chappell maintains that modern calibrated telemetry would officially validate "Thommo" as the fastest bowler to ever charge down a pitch.

During the hostile, helmetless era of 1970s fast bowling, West Indies spinner Lance Gibbs summed up the terror of facing...
05/09/2026

During the hostile, helmetless era of 1970s fast bowling, West Indies spinner Lance Gibbs summed up the terror of facing Australia with pitch-black humor.

Approaching Aussie skipper Ian Chappell, Gibbs famously bargained for his safety: Dennis Lillee was manageable because he had a family to return to, but Jeff Thomson was an untamed wild card who needed a direct order not to commit murder at the crease.

It was banter, but barely. While Lillee was a maestro of surgical hostility, “Thommo” possessed an explosive, sling-arm action that hurled cricket balls at terrifying, unpredictable velocities. Together, they forged the most lethal opening barrage in the sport's history, reducing world-class lineups to bruised self-preservation.

Gibbs was playing for laughs, but his plea revealed a raw truth felt across the cricket world: facing Lillee was a severe test of technique, but facing Thomson was simply a matter of survival.

Watch him settle at the crease, and you’d swear he was wrestling an invisible phantom: the endless glove adjustments, th...
05/09/2026

Watch him settle at the crease, and you’d swear he was wrestling an invisible phantom: the endless glove adjustments, the compulsive bat-taps, that jittery, crab-like shuffle across the stumps. Nothing about Steve Smith’s batting belongs in a coaching manual. Yet the moment leather meets wood, the chaos resolves into absolute mastery.

Bowlers once laughed; then came the mountain of runs. He turned the Ashes into his personal playground, absorbing ferocious blows at Lord's and silencing hostile English crowds with sheer, spiteful resilience. Critics labeled his technique ugly—until it became undeniable genius.

Then the crash. The ball-tampering shame in Cape Town, the gut-wrenching tears, the exile. Most would have stayed in the shadows. Smith swallowed the humiliation and returned carrying the scars, driven not by vanity, but by an insatiable hunger for redemption. He batted for every person who had ever fallen hard and refused to stay down.

Behind the Bradman-esque numbers lies a kid who just never stopped hitting balls under fading suburban streetlights. Flawed, relentless, and fiercely Australian, Smitty didn't just stockpile ten thousand runs. He taught us that greatness doesn't have to look pretty—it just has to be unbreakable.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has strongly criticized a massive 43% increase in ticket prices for the Men’s Ash...
03/09/2026

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has strongly criticized a massive 43% increase in ticket prices for the Men’s Ashes Test at Edgbaston, labeling the decision "really poor."

The sharp price hike has triggered widespread frustration among cricket fans, many of whom feel that ordinary supporters are being priced out of live Test cricket. Edgbaston, historically celebrated for hosting one of the most electric, accessible, and passionate atmospheres in world cricket—most notably in the iconic Eric Hollies Stand—has faced intense scrutiny over its updated pricing tiers.

With standard matchday tickets climbing significantly, attending even a single day of an Ashes Test now represents a substantial financial burden for families and dedicated followers.

Vaughan voiced what many fans have been arguing amid a wider cost-of-living crunch: sports administrators risk alienating their core demographic when commercial revenue is prioritized over accessibility. Test cricket relies heavily on vocal, packed stadiums to preserve its unique charm and long-term fandom, and pricing out regular match-goers threatens that culture.

Is international cricket running the risk of becoming an exclusive luxury rather than the people’s game?

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