Interview for The Switch Hit podcast
I had a chat with Adithya Vadapalli for an hour on December 19 2019 for The Switch Hit Podcast about a broad range of issues relating to Australian cricket over the years.
I had a chat with Adithya Vadapalli for an hour on December 19 2019 for The Switch Hit Podcast about a broad range of issues relating to Australian cricket over the years.
On New Years Eve 2020 I was interviewed by the guys of Waadaplaya for their Strategic Timeouts Youtube series of chats with prominent cricket fans on the internet
In 2015 I predicted an Australia v New Zealand final, England missing the quarter-finals, and 32 winners in the 42-game group phase (one match abandoned and I somehow overlooked tipping Afghanistan v Australia).
In 2019, can I do better?
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 33 runs on Sunday April 28 2019:
When Chris Lynn scores 54 from 29 balls and it's only the fourth biggest innings of the match https://t.co/AFwEzXivQW
— Rick Eyre on cricket (@rickeyrecricket) April 28, 2019
It has taken 108 years for cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, to grow to the point that it has but a dozen full members. That landmark was achieved on June 22 when the ICC Board approved the promotion of Afghanistan and Ireland to full membership status.
Both administrations deserve the highest praise for the hard work put into growing the sport in their respective jurisdictions (and I’m careful not to describe Ireland as one nation).
At two hours and nineteen minutes plus intermission, "Sachin: A Billion Dreams" never drags, although it probably does not warrant a place on the top shelf of sporting documentaries. A love letter to be sure, but a well-crafted one.
Since the International Cricket Council's controversial revenue-sharing restructure in 2014, which essentially shared revenue back towards the three wealthiest members (India, England and Australia), international cricket competition has actually gone backwards on a global scale.
Here is the spreadsheet for the standings in my daily Best on Ground points for the 2017 India versus Australia Test series. It follows in the tradition of the Midwinter-Midwinter, the Wessels-Kepler and the #GilesWallyN, and is based on a score of 3-2-1 to the best three players of each day's play in a Test match. (Hat tip to the channel 7 commentary team of the mid-1970s from whom I adapted the idea.)