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CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Former Australian cricket captain, Ricky Ponting, has put the blame squarely on our nation's town planners in the wake of another "very, very poor batting performance" that led to a heavy second Test defeat. "How do we expect to find any young talent when majority of our countries junior players are growing up in apartments? Or worse off the...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The power of social media was evident yet again this week when YouTube star Kalyn Ponga landed himself one of the biggest contracts in Rugby League. >Despite having played just two games in the NRL, Ponga is set to become one of the richest sporting stars in the country thanks to a $3.6 million contract with the Newcastle...

15 November, 2016. 13:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact CRICKET AUSTRALIA CEO JAMES Sutherland has dismissed suggestion that his organisation is broken at a fundamental level, saying that the rotation and reward policy had nothing to do with the series loss to South Africa this afternoon. Rather than take an introspective look into Cricket Australia, Sutherland has pointed the finger at...

12 November, 2016. 11:23 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THOUGH HIS HEART is weaker than his daughter's boyfriend's handshake these days, Derek Murchison decided this morning to collapse onto the floor of his West Pymble home in solidarity with the Australian cricket team. The 69-year-old retired accountant has been a die-hard supporter of the boys under the Baggy Green for a...

9 November, 2016. 11:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact BEFORE HEADING OUT TO vote, Dennis Gobbmann cleaned his Glock 23 and spent an hour putting on his makeup. The 24-year-old refrigeration technician was lucky to not cast his vote from the Jacksonville watchhouse today, after being arrested last night for throwing rocks at cars overnight. Making it clear to his social media followers...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Shortly after being indefinitely released from his contract, Cronulla Sharks premiership-winning fullback Benny Barba has today been criticised for taking illegal drugs outside of the supervision of his club doctor. It is believed that his teammates are also 'off him' because he didn't tell anyone he had a bag and was being a hold out. As reported earlier today by...

7 November, 2016. 12:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact CRICKET AUSTRALIA ARE investigating an incident this afternoon after a toilet was smashed in the Australian team's dressing room immediately after batsmen Usman Khawaja was dismissed for 97. Initial reports suggest that Mr Khawaja may be responsible for the smashed toilet, as he was on the receiving end of a fairly dubious third umpire...

5 November, 2016. 13:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS on Greg Murray's mind today. His son doesn't like cricket, he likes soccer. His wife asked him to mow the lawn this morning, which he did without argument - even though it took up almost all his Saturday sit down time. Just last week, his daughter's new boyfriend turned...

4 November, 2016. 11:34 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact SEATED NEXT TO HIS mate of twenty years, Gilbert Greene picks his schooner up off the bar and heads for the smoking area. Though he's enjoying the shocking return to form, that's where his love of Nine Network's coverage of the First Test against South Africa ends. "Let me know when that cunt...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Iconic Channel 9 sports announcer, Ken Sutcliffe has today revealed that his retirement from cricket commentary could not have been timed any better. The 68-year-old former male model from Mudgee has opened up to The Betoota Advocate about a growing 'toxicity' within the world-renowned Channel 9 cricket commentary box. "There's been a few changes over the years" he said. "Not...