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Welcome to Pad First, the medium through which I am able to rant about my love of cricket (and the problems with the modern game), the underrated brilliance of Daniel Vettori, and my unhealthy detestation of Twenty20 cricket. Pad First was recently voted Stick Sports' best blog of 2009, and has, to date, had two entries (here and here) published on Cricinfo. If you agree or disagree with my opinions, or just want to have your five cents worth, any comments on the blogs are always appreciated! Hope you enjoy!
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My Favourite Player IV: Roger Federer

kirby February 8, 2010
Updated February 8, 2010 at 01:05 AM by Mute
Initially when I started this series I only intended to cover cricketers, but the Australian Open has put me in a tennis sort of mood, and who better to cover than the man who is probably my favourite sportsperson of all time, Roger Federer, the Swiss Maestro.


Having made the final the previous three years at the French Open, Federer finally completed his career Grand Slam in 2009,
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The Superflop and the Superbrat

kirby January 21, 2010
Updated January 25, 2010 at 05:33 AM by kirby (Reorganisation)
It's only a few days and a few rounds into this year's Australian Open tennis, but already there have been some intriguing issues thrown at us.

Ana Ivanovic has again disappointed hopeful Grand Slam crowds with a second round exit at this year's open, going down in 3 sets to unseeded Argentine Gisela Dulko 7-6, 5-7, 4-6. This particular loss caps off a horror 18 months for Ivanovic, who, after winning the 2008 French Open, and being runner-up at the Australian Open of the same year,...


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