Peter Roebuck stands (stood?) alongside Gideon Haigh and Michael Atherton as the three great cricket writers of the modern era. Roebuck was a courageous commentator and writer and I recall his piece savaging the Australians poor behaviour and his calling for Ponting's head. Plenty of people called for Roebuck's head but he only dug his heels in, to his eternal credit, because he was right.
I also remember him winding up Tim Lane and other in the Melbourne boxing day test commentary box, asking what was "great" about the MCG's new Great Southern Stand. It's just big he used to say, what's great about it? He is still missed by this observer.
Peter Roebuck stands (stood?) alongside Gideon Haigh and Michael Atherton as the three great cricket writers of the modern era. Roebuck was a courageous commentator and writer and I recall his piece savaging the Australians poor behaviour and his calling for Ponting's head. Plenty of people called for Roebuck's head but he only dug his heels in, to his eternal credit, because he was right.
I also remember him winding up Tim Lane and other in the Melbourne boxing day test commentary box, asking what was "great" about the MCG's new Great Southern Stand. It's just big he used to say, what's great about it? He is still missed by this observer.
Fabulous article.