Imagine you’re at a Test match at the Basin Reserve. Virat Kohli is at the crease. He’s on 99, eyeing up the options for his century: perhaps a push into the covers, perhaps a leg glance. The bowler runs in, thinking he has a chance, thinking that Kohli might be distracted by the impending century. He gathers himself, leaps, delivers. The ball is overpitched outside off stump, perfect for a cover drive. But as Kohli prepares to play it, he is distracted by the roar of a truck as it races along the motorway flyover that arches past the north-eastern boundary of the ground.
28 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2025 You won’t find them mentioned in a travel brochure on your high street; you won’t find them in most guidebooks, you probably don’t know anyone that has ever been there and they don’t even appear on some maps of the New Zealand’s South Pacific – these are the ‘forgotten islands’.
The Wellington Phoenix are going back to what worked for them last season as they endeavour to bounce back from successive defeats in the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League. The Phoenix visit Western Sydney Wanderers on Sunday evening after 2-1 losses... The post Isuzu UTE A-League Round 9 Match Preview appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
The Wellington Phoenix have knocked over the two-time defending Ninja A-League champions to stretch their unbeaten run to a club record four matches. The Phoenix have beaten Sydney FC 2-0 at Porirua Park thanks to milestone second half goals from... The post Ninja A-League Round 7 Match Review appeared first on Wellington Phoenix.
