As we look toward International Women’s Day 2020, and aligning with our values at Siren, we wanted to highlight some important sporting icons of our own, as well as those of some women across the sport media landscape. Alison Smirnoff — Melissa Hickey I first met Mel Hickey back in 2015 when I had just …
This Sunday March 8, the final of the T20 World Cup will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. A huge 50,000 tickets have already been sold making the goal to #FilltheMCG within reach. It’s another incredible moment in a long and fascinating history of women’s cricket. One that Cricket Australia celebrated in style right …
Last week, the Australian women’s cricket team released a remarkable video celebrating the very long history of women’s cricket in Australia. It was three minutes and forty-three seconds that brought tears to the eyes of this lover of women’s sport history. Like most sports, the role of women in cricket—both on the field and off—has …
On the 28th of September in 1918, on a Saturday afternoon in Ballarat, two football teams ran onto the Eastern Oval. A crowd of thousands lined the boundary fence, jostling for the best vantage point. When the siren sounded and the ball was bounced, the players leapt into action and that familiar organised chaos that …