TEAM ORDERS

TEAM ORDERS

In 1998 Mark Taylor was the captain and opening batsman of the Australian cricket team playingagainst Pakistan in the Second Test match. At the end of day two he had reached the score of 334not out, equalling the highest score made by an Australian batsman, the...
MAKING YOUR CHILD A WINNER

MAKING YOUR CHILD A WINNER

For those of us who have been brought up kicking or hitting a ball from a very young age, thequestion appears ridiculous – why do we play sport? It is easy! We love it! However, there are manypeople who have not played it or like it all or consider themselves good at...
Default is the fault

Default is the fault

If in doubt, quote Einstein! Would that not be a safe assumption, seeing that he is seen to be one of the great minds of the modern world? So here we go: “There are two things that are infinite; the universe and human stupidity — and I’m not sure about the universe”!...
A POINT ABOUT A POINT

A POINT ABOUT A POINT

WE all love pantomimes! Oh no, we don’t! Oh yes, we do! Yes, pantomimes certainly bring out the child in us! Every year in the build-up to Christmas, many people go to the theatre for the only time in the year, to watch (and join in the fun) a pantomime with all its...
THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE

THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE

“There are only three things wrong with the English team – they can’t bat, they can’t bowl, and theycan’t field.” The journalist Martin Johnson’s famous and amusing assessment of England’s 1986cricket team in Australia...