Donald Bradman
Editorial
Test cricket
Konstas dazzled on debut, but patience essential for such a young star
Not all of the 19-year-old’s innings will be as exciting, or productive, as on day one of the MCG Test, but selectors need to give him time to flourish.
- The Herald's View
Latest
Bradman letters revealed: What Don really thought about Packer, Warne, the Queen and fame
A trove of personal letters have been unearthed that reveal Sir Donald Bradman’s private views on a wide range of issues and people, from cricketers to monarchs and prime ministers.
- by Daniel Brettig
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
He was the so-called ‘Bradman of India’. When he arrived in Australia, he had another worry
Twin hundreds in a Test match is rare. Donald Bradman was the 13th cricketer to achieve it. The 14th provided a glimmer of the future.
- by Gideon Haigh
Analysis
Test cricket
I talked batting with Bradman in 2000. What he told me explains Test cricket’s decline today
As Test cricket braces against dwindling attendance and competing formats, a return to its technical roots might be its lifeline.
- by Greg Chappell
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
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
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