November 24, 2014 – The Public Apology

November 24, 2014 by edmachine23 0 comments

Man Finally Questions Lifelong Decision To Waste Weekends Playing Amateur Cricket

A 29-year-old man who was involved in a controversial grade cricket fixture last weekend has finally realised that, yes, he is wasting his life. The epiphany came as his Western Suburbs captain chose to declare the innings at 0/17 – allegedly under pressure from Cricket NSW and Cricket Australia – to ensure his teammate and…

Grade Cricket Deserves Better Than This

By now, you will be aware of the happenings at Old Kings Oval on Saturday morning in the match between Western Suburbs and Parramatta. In a competition where international appearances create little more than a footnote in the back pages of sports columns, the actions of Western Suburbs Cricket Club made international headlines. For those who are…

Should Steve Smith Be the Next Australian Captain? TPA Decides

As previously flagged, The Public Apology is running a 4-part series to determine who should succeed Michael Clarke as Australia’s next test captain. In this first instalment, Ben Shine takes a close and at-times absurd look at the short-odds favourite, Steve Smith. * * * * * * Steve Smith has all the right attributes to captain…