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BRING ON THE BIG GUNS, ENGLAND!
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Iwrote in these pages last month that Australia – both the national team and the country itself – was in complete disarray as...
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/ 4 years agoKOHLI’S MEN RANK AMONG THE GREATS
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette It’s just too bad the riveting, potentially era-defining Test series between India and England ended farcically. Look beyond...
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/ 4 years agoRAMIZ NEXT ABOARD THE PAKISTAN TRAIN
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette YOU can always bet on Pakistan being entertaining – on-andoff field. Ahead of a crux T20 World Cup...
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/ 4 years agoICC must step in to support Afghanistan | Tristan Lavalette
I’ve been fortunate to spend some time around the Afghanistan cricket team over the years. The first time was in Perth...
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/ 4 years ago‘LUCKY COUNTRY’ IN A RIGHT OLD MESS!
TRISTAN LAVALETTE Battling on: Australia’s David Warner bats at the Sydney Cricket Ground but such a sight is under threat this...
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/ 4 years agoCRICKET BIDS FOR AN OLYMPIC BOW IN LA
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette Of course, the ICC waited until the world was in the midst of Olympic fever to launch its...
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/ 4 years agoDid Tigers taming actually happen? | Tristan Lavalette
IT’S NEVER a nice time to be utterly humiliated, but an embarrassed Australia at least mostly escaped the wrath of their...
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/ 4 years agoFilling Hohn’s shoes will be no easy task | Tristan Lavalette
In late 2016, I covered India A’s tour of Australia during cricket’s quiet off-season Down Under. But as a reporter, these...
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/ 4 years agoOlympics aim united hopes of ICC chiefs | Tristan Lavalette
PERHAPS it shouldn’t have been surprising knowing cricket’s decision makers seem to have a knack for lethargy, but even so the...
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/ 4 years agoFrom scrapheap to Singapore Slinger | Tristan Lavalette
Australia’s strict measures mean the country is still essentially shut from the world with its borders closed even for its citizens...
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/ 4 years agoAbrasive Justin Langer must smooth the mood | Tristan Lavalette
There’s a popular anecdote that often gets shared around Western Australian cricket circles. In 2013 on a mid-winter’s day in Perth,...
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/ 4 years agoTest cricket will begin fiery debate | Tristan Lavalette
The fun and games are about to begin when the suits and ties in cricket gather together for a slew of...
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/ 4 years agoSteve Waugh piloted the Golden Era | Tristan Lavalette
SORRY loyal readers but I’m going to dredge back two decades when the hapless England cricket team was a worldwide punchline....
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/ 4 years agoOman opening their arms to the world | Tristan Lavalette
India will surely not host this year’s T20 World Cup due to the Covid-19 crisis, which prompted a postponement of the...
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/ 4 years agoWhen Cameron Bancroft hit back at Butthead | Tristan Lavalette
There has been much debate over tennis star Naomi Osaka’s refusal to speak to the Press at the French Open. It...
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/ 4 years agoNOW ALL EYES ARE BACK ON BANCROFT
TRISTAN LAVALETTE @trislavalette What’s occuring? Umpires Nigel Llong and Richard Illingworth confront Cameron Bancroft during the Sandpaper-gate scandal, which left Australia captain Steve Smith in...