Tag Archives: Cricket

deathball

Posted on April 3, 2013 by rustichello

I’ve been dreaming of David Gower. David Gower on the 1986 tour of the West Indies: being beaten, being outplayed, being intimidated, being hurt, being overwhelmed by the fact that no matter what he does or how hard he tries he’s … Continue reading →

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glad animal action

Posted on June 29, 2012 by rustichello

I’m sometimes asked why cricket caught my imagination so strongly when I was a kid. I usually answer that it was something to do with masculinity and those magnificent moustaches that early eighties Australian test players sported, especially fast bowlers. … Continue reading →

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Roebuck

Posted on March 5, 2012 by rustichello

The Australian cricket summer will end sometime this week and what distinguishes this end from all the others in recent memory is that it has been a whole summer without Peter Roebuck. Some might say that this is an improvement, … Continue reading →

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Top Guts

Posted on February 2, 2011 by rustichello

Just about my favourite cricket story features Lennie Pascoe, whom I watched as a young boy at the SCG and adored. Sputnik had the honour of shaking his hand last year at a cricket coaching clinic. I was too shy … Continue reading →

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