Few stretches of sand carry the global recognition of Bondi Beach, a roughly one-kilometre crescent of pale sand and rolling surf on the eastern edge of Sydney. Its name comes from an Aboriginal word generally taken to mean the sound of water breaking on rocks, and for more than a century it has been a public playground rather than a private resort, with free access written into its identity. The beach is patrolled by the surf lifesavers whose red and yellow flags, and whose history reaching bac.....

Cricket has been played on this Moore Park ground since the late 1840s, when it began life as a garrison cricket ground for soldiers stationed at the nearby Victoria Barracks. Now known the world over as the SCG, the Sydney Cricket Ground has grown into one of the most historic and atmospheric sporting venues in Australia, holding around 48,000 spectators. The ground hosts Test, one-day and Twenty20 cricket through the summer, including the traditional New Year Test, and is the home of the New .....