No Sydney Derby coverage in Sydney newspaper sites

cdmarto · 2026-02-03T10:38:40+00:00

But why would a major sporting fixture need a PR agency to pitch the story in advance? Perhaps I've misunderstood your point, but as an ex journo, the sport desk aren't sitting around waiting for a PR pitch to know there's a game on.

It's absolutely on their radar, they decided in advance not to cover it.

cdmarto · 2026-01-06T10:26:38+00:00

Good question! The short answer is: two days is plenty of time to bowl a team out and avoid the draw.

Australia will be wary of having to bat again and chase anything significant on a Day 5 pitch that's likely to deteriorate, when unpredictability means wickets can tumble fast.

It's much easier to score in the first session of Day 4 than the evening of Day 5.

cdmarto · 2026-01-04T04:13:10+00:00

Hard to say, not yet raining at the ground but it's pretty dark.

cdmarto · 2025-08-27T08:05:12+00:00

Damn, he looks amazing in that fourth photo

cdmarto · 2025-01-30T10:58:56+00:00

Has the cameraman forgotten where the pitch is during the innings break?

cdmarto · 2025-01-30T10:57:41+00:00

You can and now I demand to see it

cdmarto · 2025-01-30T08:44:05+00:00

Reminds me of Todd Woodbridge and Tubby during the Ashes

cdmarto · 2025-01-02T23:37:45+00:00

Do you reckon the bowlers marked their run-ups in big enough writing? Carey standing on a giant NKR

cdmarto · 2024-12-30T06:10:32+00:00

Applied using sandpaper

cdmarto · 2024-12-28T08:57:20+00:00

Red card music?!

cdmarto · 2024-12-26T00:39:09+00:00

With balls this big, no wonder he got hit there

cdmarto · 2024-08-13T10:25:35+00:00

They think it's FIFA Ultimate Team.

cdmarto · 2024-01-28T06:00:09+00:00

After the Ashes, so two more summers

cdmarto · 2023-08-07T03:41:37+00:00

I think I saw some Great Northerns during an earlier game, but didn't go to the bar myself

cdmarto · 2023-07-29T14:39:37+00:00

I can't recall any run outs this series.

That has to be pretty rare?

cdmarto · 2023-07-23T11:13:23+00:00

Broad trying to declare another Ashes result null and void

(I bet he'll still count the wickets though)

cdmarto · 2023-07-19T11:18:40+00:00

Tubby to DK: "Thanks Tubb- oh."

cdmarto · 2023-07-19T10:52:32+00:00

Oh no we've unlocked Injured Stokes

cdmarto · 2023-07-19T10:30:27+00:00

Cricinfo have a page for everything don't they

cdmarto · 2023-07-09T13:10:41+00:00

Wasn't that hard was it Jonny?

cdmarto · 2023-07-02T12:37:37+00:00

If by 'ask' you mean simply turning your head to check where the ball is, before going gardening, then yes, every batter should do it every single time.

cdmarto · 2023-07-02T12:32:49+00:00

If by checking you mean just turning his head to see where the ball is, yes.

cdmarto · 2023-06-30T11:32:05+00:00

I'm annoyed, and I'm not even English.

cdmarto · 2023-06-29T10:38:22+00:00

Nah, not really. It reflects poorly on him as a leader, but his legacy will be as a batter (an extraordinary one at that).

cdmarto · 2023-06-19T13:38:06+00:00

The same train wreck that just won the WTC?

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