Saturday Serve

Michael Bevan of NSW, Jamie Cox of Tasmania, Darren Lehmann of South Australia, Paul Reiffel of Victoria, Adam Gilchrist of Western Australia, Rod Tucker of Canberra and Stuart Law of Queensland launch the 1999-2000 Mercantile Mutual Cup. Photo: Getty Images

Does anyone remember big Swervin' Mervin Hughes steaming in at Manuka Oval?

All zinked up, marvellous mo, a bit heavier than when he was in his prime, but the great man was still an Australian hero and the marquee man for the Canberra Comets.

Then there was young gun Brad Haddin, a brash Queanbeyan junior ready to take the cricket world by storm.

Merv Hughes in the field for the ACT Comets in 1997. Photo: Pat Scala

It's been 14 years of waiting, wondering and hoping, but the Comets are (almost) back sans big Merv, of course.

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It's easy to get caught up in the romance of a sporting comeback, be it a legend coming out of retirement or a defunct team being revived after more than a decade.

Anyone in Canberra sport remembers the Comets, the Cannons and the Cosmos. Everyone in Canberra wants a cricket team, an NBL side and an A-League franchise.

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Saturday serve: Can the Comets work in Canberra? Mike Valetta says yes