Why Cook HAD to go.

It's been far, far too long in coming. But finally Alistair Cook has been relieved of the ODI captaincy. 

According to 'unconfirmed and widespread reports' Cook has been relieved of the captaincy and replaced by Eoin Morgan. 

Method behind the madness - How I wrote the article.

*This is the third of three posts. First, I'll post a short match report that would be published immediately after the event. Secondly, I’ll post an opinion piece on the match that I would have more time to build a story of the match. Finally, I’ll post how I recorded the match and went about writing it.* 

In one of my very first lectures, I was taught a method by my lecturer John May. Although it applied to football - unfortunately, most things on my course do - the method was how to keep up with a live sporting event for your report.

Opinion Piece - Lude-crous.

*This is the second of three posts. First, I'll post a short match report that would be published immediately after the event. Secondly, I’ll post an opinion piece on the match that I would have more time to build a story of the match. Finally, I’ll post how I recorded the match and went about writing it.*

 

Star-studded Melbourne lose to Lude-crous Adelaide in BBL04 opener.

Tim Ludeman smashed 92* off 44 balls to send the Melbourne Stars crashing back down to Earth.

Match Report - 350 words - Adelaide vs Melbourne

*As part of my journalism course we’re often tasked with doing a match report within 20 minutes of the game finishing. We’re always told to cover football for this type of report. However, as everyone should know, I’m a cricket nut, so thought I’d cover the cricket. Although, I’d prefer to write about Test match cricket. Writing a match report will be easier and more consistent on the Big Bash League over the next month.

This is the first of three posts. First, I'll post a short match report that would be published immediately after the event. Secondly, I’ll post an opinion piece on the match that I would have more time to build a story of the match. Finally, I’ll post how I recorded the match and went about writing it.* 

Gladbach - Bremen Preview (Posted on Vavel)

Borussia Mönchengladbach will look to cement a top-four place in the table as the Christmas break approaches by picking up three points against struggling Werder Bremen on Wednesday.

The Perfect Send-Off.

When the sun was setting, the crowd departing and the magnitude of the last five days set in, the Australian team crowded around the magical '408' painted on the ground in memory of Phillip Hughes.

Marking The Badge

Mitchell Johnson in full-flow is as frightening as cricket gets. The players know that, the fans know that, Mitchell Johnson knows that. When Virat Kohli strode out in to the wicket after Johnson had Murali Vijay caught behind hanging back in the crease, you knew what was going to happen next.

What Difference Does A New Manager Make?

Whilst reading Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski’s phenomenal book Soccernomics I was amazed by one chapter; Do managers' matter?

The line intrigued me. For a position of huge importance, managerial changes in football occur incredibly quickly – looking from the outside they do… decisions clearly take longer behind closed doors – compared to jobs in comparatively important business-world positions.

An Innings Cut Short

Nothing was ordinary about Phillip Hughes. 1000 runs at aged 11 in club cricket. Two sixes to register his first Test century. Another century in the same game at just 19. He couldn’t do ordinary. It wasn’t part of his nature.

Hughes was the incomparable mix of raw, natural talent coupled with an insatiable work ethic and a true, unbridled love for the game.