The only obstacles in the way of her son playing sport were a physical disability and a lack of opportunity for regular, sustainable competition. Most of their collective grievances formed a arrowhead with the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation as the target. The truth tends to lie in the grey area, in this case between the Halberg dissenters' often emotional criticism and the slick corporate responses. They Halberg Foundation has the name, it has the awards, it has the lion's share of the money, it has the backing of Sport NZ and it has the PR machinery. **While Bangladesh's test win over England was a momentous result worth celebrating, cricket authorities should recognise it is more evidence that test cricket has become a game where home advantage has way, way, way too much sway.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 02, 2016 00:04 UTC