Fan blogs
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Olympics - Struggling as Favourites
The true Australian spirit lies in the heart of the underdog fighting to win against all odds and claim the gold medal. At the Athens and Sydney Olympic Games Australian proved it self as a sporting powerhouse despite its small population. On both...
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Around the Wicket - Ashes Crystal Balling Part 2
Time to take a look at Australia’s Ashes 09 tilt. If you haven’t already done so – you can read my thoughts on England’s tilt here: [url]http://www.thefanatics.com/web_blog.view.php?web_blog_ID=255[/url] I don’t know whether anybody h...
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Inside the Sheds
OK, ok, so Parramatta won a game. Big deal. It hardly makes up for a season of underachievement. I can tell you a couple of things about the Eels. Firstly, there's a bit of division in the playing ranks between the young generation Y set headed by...
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Around the Wicket - Ashes Crystal Balling
OK – with the English home series against South Africa wrapping up, I thought I would look into the Official Around the Wicket Crystal Ball (not available from www.thefanatics.com/shop) and do my first preview of the Ashes 09. Part 1 is dedic...
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Inside the Sheds
THE Todd Carney situation is only going to get uglier before it gets better. Right now there's a Mexican standoff happening between Carney, his agent and the Canberra Raiders. All the mail says Carney's gone from Canberra. The first reason is b...
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Inside the Sheds
I'M hearing there's probably only two clubs who could afford to pick up Todd Carnage and they're the Rabbitohs and the Dragons. Saints are cashed up after old mate Gaz decided to bid au revoir and the Bunnies have had a secret kitty stashed for th...
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Around the Wicket - The FEC Edition
After years at the helm of English cricket, embattled England skipper Michael Vaughan has stepped down as captain of the English test team. The only Englishman in 20 years to say “I captained an Ashes winning side” has let go of the reigns. Th...
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Around the Wicket - Faster, Stronger, Higher
I know the calendar is a little crowded for cricket these days – but wouldn’t it be excellent to see cricket at the 2012 London Olympic Games? Obviously cricket is not going to be at the Beijing games, and I doubt whether it was even on th...
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Around the Wicket - A Farcical Trophy?
I was reading that the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Nasim Ashraf doesn’t care if some of the world’s best players pull out of the ICC Champions Trophy in September. Apparently, he believes that the “security concerns” are unfoun...
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Around the Wicket - Soap Dodgers and Roof Tilers
Focusing on other countries is not something I’m inclined to do a lot when it comes to talking about cricket. Australian cricket is my number one priority – but I feel like I probably should say something about the land of Soap Dodgers’ late...
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