Donald Bradman
Analysis
Naked City
How dodgy autographs forged a sports-mad cop’s unlikely meeting with The Don
Detectives who raided a sports memorabilia shop looking for fake signatures were faced with a dilemma: how to tell what was real.
- by John Silvester
Latest
Like Bradman, Smith seeks a way out of bouncer barrage
A yearning for “normal cricket” has compelled Steve Smith to open the batting for Australia, as he seeks a way out of the cycle of short balls, negative tactics and slow scoring.
- by Daniel Brettig
Opinion
City life
The Magic Ticket part two: A free pass to the best moments in Sydney sporting history
Willy Wonka gave out Golden Tickets, but we’ve handed out Magic Tickets to give our journalists the Christmas gift of a free pass to any sporting event ever held in Sydney.
Cricket’s radio daze: When leather hitting willow was a pencil striking a desk
In the 1930s, “synthetic” cricket broadcasts brought the excitement of Ashes Tests in England into Australian homes for the first time.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
Australian cricket
Johnson v Warner? Pfft. Keith Miller v The Don was a real brawl
Keith Miller took on the Germans during World War II … and then the greatest cricketer of all time.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Australian cricket
A cricket legend stole a teammate’s towel. It could have saved his life
For years, Alexander Marks was baffled why Archie Jackson never returned the towel he lent him after a Sheffield Shield match. He finally learnt the tragic truth while Jackson lay dying.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Lionel Messi
If Messi’s jerseys are worth $15m, what price for the balls of Bairstow and Buddy … and Schlossy’s shoe?
Forget your mass-produced memorabilia, let’s take a look at what people should really want.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Analysis
Test cricket
Breaking the speed limit: Why fast bowlers have reached peak pace
Why does Jeff Thomson still rank as one of the fastest bowlers of all time despite decades of improvement in sports science, fitness and training since the 1970s?
- by Michael Koslowski
‘Miss you mate’: Remembering Shane Warne, a year on
It’s the first anniversary of Shane Warne’s death, and the champion cricketer continues to be missed by friends - including British pop star Ed Sheeran - and family alike.
- by Jon Pierik
From the Archives, 1963: Sir Donald’s brief encounter
Eager crowds had gathered to watch the greatest batsman of all time come out of retirement - but it wasn’t to be Sir Donald Bradman’s day.
- by Tom Goodman
Opinion
Test cricket
Chappelli, Viv and my dad: How cricket at the SCG shaped my summers
This week I’ll visit my dad and we’ll watch the cricket on TV and I’ll remind him how Test cricket is still the most beguiling and beautiful game of all.
- by Duncan Fine
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