Sometime, about now…
Ricky Ponting as imperious as ever in the last days of his first class career. Sometime soon (as I write) the Sheffield Shield for 2019/20 gets underway. That beautiful, storied,…
History on the shoulder
Author Peter Newlinds could barely contain his excitement over the AFL final last Saturday which saw his team GWS get over the line, he recaps that game in the lead…
Giant steps threaten AFL old guard’
Great sporting rivalries can’t be contrived. The annual phenomenon of State of Origin rugby league is, for me anyway, based around the prevailing Queensland mentality that nothing is quite as…
Watching a genius at work is never work
There has never been anything quite like watching Steve Smith bat through this Ashes Series. Even when the ball has fizzed past the edge of his bat, there’s been a…
Australian wicket keeper Tim Paine’s rise this Ashes series
Peter Newlinds writes about Hobart boy made good Tim Paine (originally posted 2018) Australian wicket keeper Tim Paine turns 33, in a statistical quirk that only really makes sense in…
The bank clerk who went to war
Cricket is endlessly rewarding in its capacity to give a range of personas the chance to reveal themselves at unlikely and improbable times, writes Peter Newlinds At some point down…
A tribute to my dad
A Father's Day tribute - by Peter Newlinds I’ve been lucky enough to be able to pay tribute to my own father in Around the Grounds in both fond and, I hope,…
Has Smith assured victory?
Steve Smith's mastery with the bat has placed Australia firmly in the box seat in the first ashes test, proving redemption may be possible. Has Smith assured victory?We won’t know…
Keeping the waters clean
In the lead-up to the Olympics, the world swimming championships were nearly passed over by the media, until a silent protest from an Aussie swimmer The lead up to this…
Backyard rules
Peter Newlinds writes on a remarkable win in the World Cup of cricket Waking to the news that England had won the World Cup, but not actually won the final…