Ponting will always be behind Bradman: Roebuck

September 17th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian legend Sir Don Bradman, the country's sporting idol at the height of the Great Depression, has been completely ignored in the new citizenship test introduced by the Kevin Rudd Government. In the new test material unveiled by Australian Immigration Minister Chris Evans, potential citizens would not be quizzed about Bradman, rather they would be quizzed on their understanding of their civic duty and the responsibilities of citizenship.

August 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricketer and now a newspaper columnist Peter Roebuck has said that England deserved to win the Ashes, as they had the better-balanced side, and blamed the Australian selectors for sending an unbalanced squad lacking back-up in vital areas to a series of such high stature. "Clear errors of judgment were made in the make-up of the side.

August 24th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is unlikely to be evicted, nor is he likely to step aside after becoming only the second skipper from Down Under to lose back-to-back Ashes series in England, feels cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. "This is not the end of Ponting's captaincy.

August 23rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck believes Australia's weaknesses have been brutally exposed in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval and the urn seems destined to change hands for the third time in three series. While accepting that two dreadful umpiring decisions had gone against Australia in the game, he said: "Plain and simple the visitors were blown apart by the late movement unleashed by a lanky speedster (Stuart Broad) prepared to attack the sticks.

August 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia faces a long struggle to survive at The Oval, believes noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. According to Roebuck, an interesting few days awaits as skilful batsmen contend with fast bowlers bent on exploiting uneven bounce and modest spinners try to make the ball bite and turn.

August 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali, 67, has been named the greatest sports star by Australia's No. 1 sporting magazine Alpha.

August 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck believes that with Ricky Ponting at the helm, the Australian cricket team "is in good hands. However, he says that Ponting still lacks intuition, but possess the ability to change tack.

July 31st, 2009 ADELAIDE - Legendary Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman's son has won the right to appeal against a judge's ruling that he was too late in launching court action alleging exploitation of the legendary cricketer's name. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, John Bradman and two other executors of Sir Donald's estate are suing law firm Allens Arthur Robinson, seeking unspecified damages for using his father's identity as "a brand name like Mickey Mouse".

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Australia should be cautious about including all-rounder Shane Watson in their squad for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston in place of out of form opener Phillip Hughes, believes cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. While admitting that the selectors do not have many options, Roebuck says in an article for the Sydney Morning Herald that Watson, is really an all-rounder who bats in the middle order.

July 24th, 2009 SOMERSET - Former Australian opener Mathew Hayden has lauded former mate and opening partner Justin Langer for overtaking the legendary Sir Donald Bradman as his country's most prolific scorer in first class cricket. Giving an instant tribute to Langer, an emotional Hayden, who is on a business trip to India, was quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald, as saying that Langer was a worthy successor to Bradman because he cherished the game's traditions and had qualities that made him one of Australia's most successful opening batsmen.

July 22nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck does not believe the present Australian bowling attack can win a Test match in England. In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, he says that Australia first need to accept that Mitchell Johnson is not worth his place in a four-pronged attack.

July 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck feels that Australia played exceptionally well in Cardiff and were denied victory only by "a soporific surface and resistance from sturdy opponents with a short backlift and a stubborn streak." "Australia played impressively and go to Lord's with high hopes. Brett Lee is recovering, and the ball was reverse swinging.

July 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. According to Roebuck, the general verdict is that the series is too close to call.

May 29th, 2009 SYDNEY - The International Cricket Hall of Fame will be built in Don Bradman's hometown of Bowral, cementing the town's appeal as a pilgrimage site for cricket aficionados. According to The Herald Sun, the Bradman Foundation said it would open next year as an extension of the Bradman Museum, at Bradman Oval in the NSW Southern Highlands.

May 28th, 2009 SYDNEY - Sir Donald Bradman's hometown of Bowral will house The International Cricket Hall of Fame, cementing its appeal as a pilgrimage site for the sport. Announcing the project Thursday, The Bradman Foundation said it would open in 2010 as an extension of the Bradman Museum, at Bradman Oval in the NSW Southern Highlands town.