Opinion
Australian cricket
Australian fans don’t care about a second-string one-day team. Who can blame them?
It is insulting to the loyalty of cricket fans that they are being asked to support a team that plainly is not the best Australia can field.
- by Greg Baum
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Australian sporting Legend Geoff Hunt played 215 tournaments. He won 178 of them
As a child, Geoff Hunt was beating men 30 years his senior at squash, including former Australian cricket captain Ian Johnson. As he is made a Legend of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, Hunt tells the story of his prodigious career.
- by Greg Baum
‘The Australian horse has done it’: Inside the Flemington bubble as an underdog wins the Cup
The Melbourne Cup legend may be wearing thin, but don’t tell anyone who was at Flemington on Tuesday.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Australian cricket
A smudge on his record: Why Steve Smith might be on his last chance for the first time
We’re looking at a vacancy at the top of the order. We’re looking at the hole left by Cameron Green’s injury. We should be looking at Smith.
- by Greg Baum
Jenni paused her cancer treatment to get married, now a racehorse carries her name
His daughter’s tragic death from cancer spurred Tony Ottobre into racing, with Cox Plate hope Pride Of Jenni.
- by Greg Baum
How Melbourne has become one of the world’s great sporting cities since 1854
With the MCG as the pearl at its heart, cricket, footy and the Melbourne Cup were sewn into the city’s early fabric.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
Australian cricket
All round, the way to go is youth. Our experts pick their XIs for the first Test
Cameron Green’s injury is a setback for him, but an opportunity for selectors to freshen up the Test team.
- by Greg Baum
From wedgies to big points, Rafa always pulled them out
The retiring Rafael Nadal was not the greatest tennis player of all time, but he was an essential part of the all-time greatest rivalry.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
AFL 2024
Melbourne’s poor handling of Oliver has turned the trade window into a peep show
The Clayton Oliver situation is a debacle of the Demons’ making, but the real problem is the system itself.
- by Greg Baum
Analysis
AFL grand final
Pastor of the players: The unforgettable embrace that marked Fagan’s legacy
Perhaps no other coach before Chris Fagan has listened to the MCG crowd chanting his name in the last quarter of a grand final.
- by Greg Baum
‘The first time I’d seen tatts’: Swans and Royboys of old return to fly the flag
As Sydney and the Brisbane Lions face off in the grand final, South Melbourne and Fitzroy will be out there with them, too.
- by Greg Baum
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