Shortlisted for the first round of our Emerging Sports Writers Program, Cat Jones shares her reflection of the 2020 T20 World Cup, one year on. For this sports nut, 2020 has thrown up many challenges. Not being able to play sport, or watch sport in a stadium for the majority of the year has meant …
Compelling and full of drama, heartache and joy, The Record does so much more than simply tell the story of the 2020 T20 World Cup. There’s a moment in The Record—a new documentary from Angela Pippos and Nicole Minchin that tells the story of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup—where archival footage from Australia’s …
In what has been a strange year, women’s cricket has lit up the sporting calendar. Mary Konstantopoulos shares her reflections on the year, and WBBL06. Sunday 8 March 2020 was one of the best days of my life. I gathered with 86,173 other people to watch the Australian Women’s Cricket team defeat the Indian Women’s …
A late call up to the T20 World Cup squad was special for Molly Strano, even if it meant running waters for the historic final. Molly Strano was a member of Australia’s successful T20 World Cup squad, is the Melbourne Renegades’ leading wicket taker and a three-time member of the WBBL Team of the Tournament, …
It’s been a difficult time for Cricket Australia. June 16 saw the governing body part ways with CEO Kevin Roberts, the next day Cricket Australia Chairman Earl Eddings announced a suite of operational changes in response to COVID-19 to ensure financial savings and the long-term sustainability of the game. The plan also saw the reduction …