Missing a Trick
The mostly predictable New Zealand squad to play England in the Auckland day-night test was selected today, and most of the chatter has been about the spin bowling replacement for[…]
Monthly Archive: March 2018
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Afrikaans sports radio
If you think New Zealand sports radio can be a bit misogynist and brutal, think again. This is South Africa multi-lingual radio on the de Kock / Warner situation.
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The Modest and the Moronic
By The Spotter On one side of the great southern oceans a Samoan sorcerer waved his wooden wand and turned eleven Englishmen to dust. Away over on the side and not long before, a[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 9 March
This is an old photo of Sonny Bill Williams with Quinton de Kock. But, somehow, it seems really topical this week. Meanwhile, the good people of Port Elizabeth are preparing[…]
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Ranking an ODI
Five match ODI series in New Zealand have historically been a bit of a gamble. The thing about this series, however, is that we have had three out of four[…]
80 words in 80 minutes. NRL round one
By Stephen Gallagher Thursday, March 8 Saint George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos, UOW Jubilee Stadium, 21.50 NZT This is going to be a great way to kick off the[…]
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Bully Boys
By Harbour Heather Do you remember, just as recent as last month, when the Australians were here and some of us were wondering (albeit in quiet whispers) that maybe David[…]
University Oval. The Happy Ground
Tomorrow New Zealand takes on England in a series saving ODI at University Oval. There is the momentum thing going against the home side, but then there is the record[…]
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The tide goes in. The tide goes out
The pitch for the T20 match at the same venue 10 days ago was widely panned for its unconventional appearance and it went OK. This pitch had no adverse build-up,[…]
The Bumbling Blues- Rugby’s Ultimate Passion Killers
By The Spotter There won’t be much indepthness in here, more like lament. The Blues-Chiefs last night, especially the first half: To borrow a J Marshall-ism (just this once- you have my[…]
