June 2015

Jimmy Anderson has publicly called on both England and Australia to ditch the sledging for the upcoming Ashes series. Clearly, the drawn New Zealand series had a tremendous impact on the once-surly Anderson. Here, against a cricketing minnow, on their home turf, in an essentially meaningless two test series, England shook off their troubles and played with a newly discovered joie…

Firstly, congratulations to the Matildas. This article is in no way meant to take the gloss off their magnificent 1-0 defeat of Brazil. Beating Brazil in any form of soccer, in any form of competition, let alone the Round of 16 in a World Cup, is to be celebrated heartily. But as we bask in…

State of Origin II was a wonderfully gripping affair, with NSW prevailing over Queensland 26-18. Here again to dissect the whole experience is TPA’s core editorial group: Dave Edwards, Sam Perry, Ben Shine and Al McClintock. *  *  *  * Sam Perry: Origin reactions? Alasdair McClintock: I am outraged, although a decider will be fun. SP: I like Melbourne…

A Melbourne banker has begrudgingly accepted a brace of highly sought after box tickets to tonight’s State of Origin clash at the MCG. Andrew Robertson, 35, was gifted the free corporate tickets from a client, as a token of appreciation for their long-standing business cooperation. Upon receiving the tickets, Robertson – a Xavier alumni and Melbourne Demons member – was…