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NZ20 backed... with caveats
After months of debate, NZC has made the first big step towards privatisation
 • Dylan Cleaver
Man on fire
Santner's majesty highlights a warm fish milkshake series; the Herald takes (both) sides in cricket's big debate; and all bow to the boot of Thomas…
 • Dylan Cleaver
A stain on the game
A cricket polemic for ($) subscribers
 • Dylan Cleaver
We Dance Underneath the Radar
Finntastic puns, Rennie's Upper Hutt posse chips in, Max makes a mad prediction , and the Guardian football goes full unadulterated Guardian.
 • Dylan Cleaver
The Dave Rennie Emergency Post
Former Chiefs guru edges out Jamie Joseph as Razor’s successor (free)
 • Dylan Cleaver
A buzz of electricity, or just a rude shock?
A real hodgepodge of 'bewildering' rugby, 'wriggling' cricket, and some sports stories from a world on fire.
 • Dylan Cleaver

February 2026

In the hands of the maths
Unlikely England onslaught leaves New Zealand vulnerable to a Pakistani miracle - if they suffer, one over will come back to haunt them ($).
 • Dylan Cleaver
NRL preview, 2026
A guest post by league's most treasured booster and friend of the show Dai Henwood.
 • Dai Henwood
The way we watch
Pondering my consumption of cricket, the slow-burn start to Super Rugby and more.
 • Dylan Cleaver
The Little Engine that Could
In a gloomy time for sports journalism, the ODT provides a measure of uplift
 • Dylan Cleaver
Notes from a road trip
… with a little bit of sport thrown in (free)
 • Dylan Cleaver
Be prepared
Black Caps go all boy scout-y in fine start to World Cup, while The Bounce goes into Road Warrior mode.
 • Dylan Cleaver
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