Two in a row
By Aiden McLaughlin The chatter before play started in Christchurch this morning was pretty standard; resuming at 132-4, a lead of 40, the cliches were appropriate. A massive first hour.[…]
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Regarding Henry
By Aiden McLaughlin Where would New Zealand be without Matt Henry? Well, in this match, they’d probably still be bowling to Australia in their first innings. In the context of[…]
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It’s the hope that kills you
By Aiden McLaughlin It was a day that started with hope, if not expectation. It was also a day that started with acknowledgment; celebration even, as two of New Zealand’s[…]
Back to steady the ship
By Aiden McLaughlin The last few years have had their fair share of injury challenges for Blackcaps batsman Kane Williamson, but at the start of of a five-match home T20[…]
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Do They Know It’s Cricket Time Version 2.0
By Aiden McLaughlin The Alternative Commentary Collective have today launched their long awaited music video for “Do They Know It’s Cricket Time”. As welcome as it is, here at Sportsfreak,[…]
The Foster years
By Aiden McLaughlin Three Rugby Championships, one Tri-Nations (in 2020 when South Africa were absent), the retention of the Bledisloe Cup throughout and Rugby World Cup runners up, by a[…]
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F1. United States 2023 Review
By Chelsea Wintle, Aiden McLaughlin and Gavin Huet Driver of the day Aiden – It was Grand Prix No. 100 for both George Russell and Lando Norris in Texas, but it was[…]
Vision With Action
Left to right: Martin Snedden, Rodney Green, Mike Devonshire (credit Margot Butcher) By Aiden McLaughlin Who’d be a sports administrator? In a social media/24-hour news cycle world where so many[…]
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Steady as she goes
By Aiden McLaughlin As All Black number 1014 Richie McCaw read out the 33-man Rugby World Cup squad at Taradale’s Pettigrew Green Arena on Monday evening, the alphabetical order quickly[…]
England’s declaration of intent
By Aiden McLaughlin In recent memory, the first ball of an Ashes Test series is a nervous one for English fans, and for good reason. In 2001, Michael Slater[…]
