After the serves, it's now a Court of disputed returns
An open letter to Martina Navratilova, from the Margaret Court Arena.
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Malcolm Knox
Hockeyroos and the magic of the Games
A big Games event brings so much white noise – the politics, the organising, the ticketing, the travelling…the parking! – that the sport, when it finally arrives, can seem like a respite. Logistical gigantism threatens to asphyxiate every Games until sport, wonderful sport, saves the day.
Strap yourself in for a Shakespearean battle for AOC supremacy
Like most of the 23 million Australians who have never met [redacted], I am quite acclimated to the idea of him as [redacted] [redacted].
Why I'm uncomfortable with Easter sport extravaganza
Even if you are not religious in any way, questions must be asked about business-as-usual on the last sports-free days of the year.
No excuses: Why Kyrgios doesn't deserve Australia's love
Will some wins for Australia win Australia over? It's a depressing thought. Yes, we all love a winner, but at what cost? Do we have no principles at all?
Relentless contest will see this series go down in history
In tune with cricket played after the onset of the football season, Steve Smith described the third Test match of this mesmerising series as the 'premiership quarter'.
Free-wheeling Australia caught off balance by their dominance
Steve Smith's Australians have already passed the test they anticipated in India. Playing from behind, under the relentless grind of attritional cricket, they have shown the requisite discipline, patience and resilience.
Indian pair deliver lesson in substance on painfully long day
India's batsmen taught their guests a lesson over the weekend in Ranchi. The Australians have one day to show how much they learnt.
Smith's innings a masterpiece of carrying team on his shoulders
Steve Smith has entered the Himalayan stage of his career: so many mountains of runs, it is hard for individual peaks to stand out. His unbeaten 178 at Ranchi deserves to be remembered as a masterpiece of concentration and strength of mind. Mocked and even excoriated since Bangalore, the Australian captain willed himself to carry his team on his shoulders, and he did.
Clearing things up: A bluffer's guide to Monkeygategate
Who said sequels never work? The beauty of Monkeygate 2.0, or Monkeygategate as we call it here, is that it incorporates all the learnings from the original.
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