Opinion
Australian cricket
You might hate it, but T20 saved Test cricket this summer
The white ball game was the reason behind the enthralling Test series this summer - but not in the way you think.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Opinion
Australian cricket
Bad clothes, bad blood and a bad person: What a day to be at the SCG
The first day of the fifth and final Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series contained something for everyone - whether they wanted it or not.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Climate crisis
It’s worse than any war or pandemic, so why are our leaders ignoring it?
Tell me I’m not dreaming: 2025 could be the year of bipartisan action on catastrophic climate change.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Boxing Day Test
In one innings, Konstas has made us care about Test cricket again
The young debutant has restored the game as Australia’s sport, magnetic to watch and worth arguing over
- by Malcolm Knox
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Christmas
We’re trying Christmas without presents. Blame my late Aunty Elspeth
It’s not the presents that count. It’s who’s present.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Australian cricket
Smith’s glory days are gone, but he may have a parting shot to play
Steve Smith is ageing and struggling for runs, but he’s not finished yet – especially as the current selection panel has a record of not being able to drop Test players.
- by Malcolm Knox
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ABC wars
What the ABC should learn from Joe Rogan … and Popeye
For a decade, the ABC has been on a forlorn quest for digital relevance. It’s time it dared to be itself again – and took the risks required to be interesting.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Australian cricket
Our Test team is under pressure. We must beware the Australian cricket zombie
In times of stress, the cricket public’s desire for some “mongrel” in the Australian team rises from the dead. And after the meek surrender in the first Test, the side is particularly vulnerable.
- by Malcolm Knox
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Adventure holidays
Travel well, Mr Frommer, you cheapskate. I’m a tight-arsed globetrotter thanks to you
Thrift is not meanness. Take it from the wise man who gave us Europe on $5 a Day: you’ll see the same Eiffel Tower and the same Colosseum if you’re on a budget.
- by Malcolm Knox
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World Boxing
Sport’s future is Mike Tyson and old men shouting at clouds
Nostalgia already casts a lengthening shadow over sports coverage, and the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul reality TV circus is the latest example.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Freedom of speech
Shouty protesters, Elon Musk and our dumb attempts at democracy
I was in the audience when Radiohead’s Thom Yorke called a heckler a coward. This episode got me thinking about freedom and protest – and how not to go about it.
- by Malcolm Knox
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