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1. As I See It: The Best Country in the World

   Geoff Lawson | 26 February 2010

   There is little argument that Australia is one of the best countries in the world to live. Although Norway has been judged to have "happier residents" and Sweden has a higher standard of living it must be tough not having sunshine, beaches and a 12 month... Read More

   

2. Back To Work

   Geoff Lawson | 20 January 2010

   As December was the month for winding down, for relaxing and reflecting on the labours of a tough year, and then loosening the belt to accommodate the growing Christmas girth, so by mid-January most of us are back to work, tightened fiscal belts and the nose... Read More

   

3. A Time to Celebrate

   mivision | 01 December 2009

   The month of December in Australia not only brings the calendar year to a conclusion but brings expectations, memories and events to look forward to. Summer is in full swing, the beaches and the coast start to fill with students who have completed the year's... Read More

   

4. As I See It: Around the World (and Back Again)

   Geoff Lawson | 01 November 2009

   International travel is quite an experience for anybody, as one is bound to encounter different climates, cultures and attidtudes. Forever Summer Over the winter months I have been lucky enough to spend some time travelling the globe to work on cricket... Read More

   

5. As I See It: The Rural Challenge

   Geoff Lawson | 21 September 2009

   Over the last couple of months I have had the good fortune to be involved with cricket coaching clinics in rural NSW. I say "the good fortune" because as a country boy myself, born and bred in Wagga Wagga, it is always refreshing and reinvigorating to get out ... Read More

   

6. As I See It: Fair Game

   Geoff Lawson | 07 September 2009

   A view of the world from optometrist, and former Australian cricketer and former coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Geoff Lawson, OAM. Read More

   

7. As I See It: One Eye on the Ashes

   Geoff Lawson | 01 August 2009

   Firstly, they hold the first Test match in a foreign country (Wales!) to try and get the biggest advantage out of the local conditions. They didn't want the Aussies getting the historical advantage of playing at Lords, the home of all cricket but particularly ... Read More

   

8. As I See It: Bring on The Ashes

   Geoff Lawson | 01 July 2009

   July in England means ‘summer', glorious summer; 21 scorching degrees centigrade of grey skies, scudding showers and a sweater permanently slung around the shoulders. It also means the soccer season is briefly suspended and the flannelled fools take to... Read More

   

9. As I See it: The Alien Landscape

     | 01 June 2009

   The recent decision by the Australian Tennis Federation to forfeit the Davis Cup tie in the eastern seaboard city of Chennai due to "security concerns" brings back the spectre of the terror attack against the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, in early March. ... Read More

   

10. As I See It: Pakistan, Pomegranates and Cricket

    Geoff Lawson | 01 May 2009

    Since my return last November to Australia, after almost 15 months living in Pakistan, there are recurring questions that almost everyone asks me as the first three options. That is, shortly after "hello" and well before "how are you going?" Mostly, the... Read More