Beyond The Fence

The most insane, out of nowhere trade in recent NBA history as Dallas move on from their 25-year-old franchise cornerstone in Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first round pick.

Ben Quagliata gives his solo, disbelieving thoughts on the direction of both franchises, the validation from the Mavericks, similar big deals in the past and more.

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Brisbane did its best Sydney impression, turning on the rain for the better part of five days straight to render this Test match mostly redundant.

Ben Quagliata is joined by Steve Smith from ESPN ANZ (Ryan O'Connell absent partying in New Zealand somewhere) to break down what little cricket we got, including some hopefully important runs for the other Steve Smith, a historical debate about Australia's quicks, declaration chat and more.

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After a thorough schooling in Perth, Australia bounce back with an absolute domination of India in the second Test, with Mitchell Starc and the pink ball proving too much for the tourists. Ben Quagliata is joined again by Ryan O'Connell (Roar Sports) and Steve Smith (ESPN ANZ) to break down a scintillating two and a half days of Test cricket, including important innings from McSweeney and Labuschagne, a classic Travis Head hundred, a conundrum facing the selectors with Steve Smith, the triumphant return of Scott Boland to the Test arena, brutal spells from Starc and Cummins, looking ahead to Brisbane and much more.

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Well that was a disaster. Australia get absolutely manhandled in the first Test in Perth by India, so Ben Quagliata is joined by Steve Smith (ESPN ANZ) and Ryan O'Connell (Roar Sports) to break down the drubbing, including Marnus Labuschagne's woeful form, the tactics in the field, Nathan McSweeney's debut, the batsmen knocking on the door, looking ahead to Adelaide and much more.

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Join Ben Quagliata as he runs through some key talking points from the first week of the NBA season, including the struggles of the Nuggets, how the Knicks are fitting their new pieces, the growth in roles of Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels, and much more.

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Ben Quagliata is joined once again by Tim Wray to wrap up all the updates in Formula One, including the sad reality of Daniel Ricciardo being unceremoniously bundled out the back door, the rise of Oscar Piastri, promotions for Jack Doohan, Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman, and the role of Sergio Perez going forward, plus much more.

Also, a bonus tangent on the West Indian touring Test cricket side in 2009, including Perth's own Brendan Nash, because we went slightly insane.

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Ben Quagliata is joined once again by Ryan O'Connell (Roar Sports) and Steve Smith (ESPN ANZ) to look back on a topsy turvy Australian Olympic basketball campaign, including the making of Ezi Magbegor and Alanna Smith, the Opals bounceback, a Boomers offense stuck in 2016 and so much more.

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Ben Quagliata is joined by frequent co-conspirators Ryan O'Connell (Roar Sports) and Steve Smith (ESPN ANZ) to breakdown a bombshell Boomers Olympics squad announcement, including no Matisse Thybulle, Xavier Cooks or Chris Goulding, the growth of Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels, the role of the bigs and much more.

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Ben Quagliata is joined by Formula One correspondent and regular guest Tim Wray to sift through a bonkers weekend at Albert Park, including Max Verstappen's first retirement in two years, a Ferrari shutout, the future merry go round of Red Bull and Mercedes, Formula Two prospects, Oscar Piastri and McLaren's race strategy and much more.

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The NBA season is back, and with it comes a new weekly series on Beyond the Fence, where Ben Quagliata sits down with writers and fans across the league to break down the biggest hoops stories of the week.

In the first episode, show regular and Bucks enjoyer Tim Wray joins the show for a loopy season table setter, including breaking down the big moves in the Association like Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal and Jrue Holiday, the James Harden and Ja Morant situations, expectations for Victor Wembanyama, an update on the Australians in the NBA and so much more.

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