Jim Maxwell is the ABC's most experienced cricket commentator.
He has covered over 250 Test matches, including six tours to the West Indies, seven to the subcontinent, over fifty Ashes Tests and five World Cups since joining the ABC in 1973.
Jim has also edited Australia's longest-running cricket publication, the ABC Cricket Magazine, since 1988.
On radio he has covered hockey at three Olympic Games as well as rugby league from 1981 to 1990 with Reg Gasnier and more recently Super Rugby alongside Ross Reynolds and John Morrison.
On ABC TV Jim has variously covered rugby league, cricket, rugby union, golf, showjumping and table tennis.
He has written several cricket books including The First Sixty Years, The Ashes From Bodyline to Waugh and Stumps, an anecdotal account of his experiences following the Australian team.
He has also produced a series of ABC audio programs comprising Cricket Flashbacks, a History of Australia-West Indies Cricket and various Great Days in Test Cricket.
As an occasional golfer his advice is trust your swing, and remember that patience is the most important club in the bag.
Follow Jim on Twitter: @jimmaxcricket
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| UpdatedJim Maxwell says a return to Port Elizabeth has Australia primed for a Test series win unless South Africa can join the fight.
Topics: cricket, sport, south-africa, australia
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| UpdatedGrandstand's Jim Maxwell looks at the fourth Test, and sees little post-Christmas cheer on the cards for the tourists.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia, england
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| UpdatedGrandstand's Jim Maxwell says a disciplined pace attack can put Australia 2-0 up in the Ashes series at Adelaide Oval.
Topics: sport, cricket, ashes, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, england
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| UpdatedGrandstand's Jim Maxwell believes there are plenty of what-ifs about the first Ashes Test and the series outcome.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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You need laughter to survive a wet day at a cricket match.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedGrandstand's Jim Maxwell previews the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval.
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Australia cannot afford to simply bank on its exceptional record at Lord's during the second Ashes Test, writes Jim Maxwell.
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| UpdatedDukes balls, dry weather and David Warner - Jim Maxwell has covered it all in his Ashes preview for Grandstand.
Topics: ashes, cricket, sport, england, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedDefeat brings out the worst in teams at times, and right now, the cricket world is laughing at Australia's embarrassment, writes Jim Maxwell.
Topics: cricket
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Grandstand's Jim Maxwell and Kerry O'Keeffe wrap up day one of the first Test between Australia and South Africa at the Gabba.
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| UpdatedGrandstand's Dan Lonergan and Jim Maxwell run down the latest news heading into an exciting summer of cricket.
Topics: sport, cricket, melbourne-3000, vic, australia