Messy Jez

Going from a safe haven to a Covid war zone makes no sense: why Aussies were right to spurn South Africa
There’s a lot of mythology around the typical Australian being tough, independent and a bit of a larrikin; that we aren’t bound...
Words vs actions – why cricket in Australia still has a long way to go.
Messy Jez Tells us the view from a baking Australia and the effects of increasing temperatures on our beloved summer sport It’s...
‘A stupendous act of bastardry’: why Aussies feel betrayed by Stickygate
While England fans have been content to laugh and enjoy their discomfort, Perth native Jeremy Henderson explains why he and his countrymen...
The MCG: a modern tradition, but England can poop the party set
Jeremy Henderson reveals that the Boxing Day Test is not such an ingrained custom and gives the beleaguered tourists hope with the...
The ground that made Perth proud: a fond obituary for the WACA
In the first of two articles about the WACA as it prepares to stage its final Test, Jeremy Henderson, a Perth resident...
Bring on the Chocolate Doughnut – England wave farewell to 47 years of Perth pain
Jeremy Henderson, in the second of two articles about the WACA as it stages its final Test, crunches the numbers to show...