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There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Ryan Harris is a fantastic bowler. On playing ability alone, he deserves his call-up to the…
The Australian batting line-up is currently as fragile as butterflies made of snowflakes. As pretty as that sounds, from an Australian perspective it makes…
For 20 years, Australian cricket fans have greeted each summer with enthusiasm. This was born from the knowledge that, like Mark Cosgrove at the…
Australians and South Africans don’t get along on the cricket field. There, I said it. Now we can all acknowledge the elephant in the…
Shane Warne could be Australia’s Michael Jordan. I’m sure that would come as a welcome comparison to a man who chose to wear the…
Cricket, as they say, is a funny game. By funny I’m guessing they mean funny as in weird, not funny as in “ha-ha”. And…
The biggest game of the English Premier League season so far is this Sunday. Surprisingly, it doesn’t involve Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea. Not so…
[caption id="attachment_17892" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Pakistan\'s Shahid Afridi makes a run against Australia during the one day international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia in…
The Mumbai Indians won the Champions League Twenty20. Does anyone care? Maybe a few Mumbonians/Mumbainians/Mumbaiz do, but most people were about as interested in…
Kids have Christmas, shopaholics have Boxing Day, alcoholics have St Patrick’s Day, pirate obsessives have Talk Like a Pirate Day, and AFL fans have…
Australian cricket was shot. Down and out. It was without a paddle while exploring the upper reaches of a particularly pungent creek. Now it…
The 2011 AFL Finals series has been a bit of a snooze-fest. So much so that while watching Hawthorn and Sydney on Friday night,…
By next Tuesday the mystery that is the state of Australian cricket will either take a step towards being solved or plunge back into…
The Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium (or the Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium if you prefer the long name) may be located in the sweetly…
Fortune favours the brave but also sometimes the naive. Whichever Nathan Lyon is, he deserves all the credit he gets for his five-wicket haul…
“It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen”. The Australian cricket team and their fans should adopt the slogan from the Pantene shampoo commercials…
England are number one in the Test rankings, India are insipid and Australia are in crisis. Kind of like Bizarro Superman, welcome to the…
For three Test matches now England have played the role of Jean-Claude Van Damme. India, on the other hand, have played the role of…
[caption id="attachment_36418" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="India\'s Pragyan Ojha, left, V.V.S. Laxman, center, and Suresh Raina. AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi"][/caption] To be number one in any discipline…
Confession time. I’m a Manchester City fan. Since the dawn of time, aka my birth in a Manchester hospital, my Dad and his Dad…
I agree Silvio. The selectors will probably use Hughes as the fall guy. Though maybe they will show a bit more resolve than selection panels of the past?
Michael Hussey also in the firing line
I suppose making into the Test side is not just about skill level but timing as well. Rogers in particular was probably a tad unlucky not to get a gig a couple of years back
Michael Hussey also in the firing line
If he’d stayed fit Shane Bond would have been New Zealand’s best ever player. Certainly their best ever bowler. Considering he is a recent player there should still be hope that New Zealand could still produce some world-class players and be competitive more regularly.
Why the Black Caps could beat Australia
I suppose everyone loves a close contest and Australia walloping eveyone had beccome a tad passé. Close games make good games. We’ll see tomorrow if the Kiwis have some fight in them.
Why the Black Caps could beat Australia
Could have snuck out more after today. NZ batsmen got out more to poor shot selection than good bowling. Never a good sign.
Why the Black Caps could beat Australia
That’s true Sean. As I said in the piece, in Twenty20 he only has to produce flashes of brilliance in order to make a meaningful on-field contribution.
Is Shane Warne Australia's Michael Jordan?
At this stage it certainly appears that Warne is a tad more astute off the field than Jordan has been.
Is Shane Warne Australia's Michael Jordan?
Hi Adam. Not really sure what the inaccurate part is that you are referring to. All I essentially say is exactly what you just did. MJ wasn’t the same player he was with Washington, a shadow of his former self. Yes he was a top 20 player still but he couldn’t do the things he used to. It was if he was Jordan Lite.
Is Shane Warne Australia's Michael Jordan?
There is a valid comparison to made. It’s not perfect but there are similarities in the way they have handled their retirements and then coming back a couple of times.
Is Shane Warne Australia's Michael Jordan?
Or like South African cricket without choking in World Cups.
Boom-Boom Afridi un-retires from cricket
Hi Russ – I must admit to being a tad glib in my article. I don’t deny that there have been some good reasons why Afridi has come and gone from the side over the years (I even mention the previous state of the board as one for his most recent retirement), but the main point was highlighting that the guy has had more comebacks than John Farnham.
Boom-Boom Afridi un-retires from cricket
That is pretty surprising. You would have thought at least 3 or 4 of them would have major sponsors by now. The Big Bash seems doomed before it has started. I hope I’m proved wrong though!
Mumbai wins CLT20 but nobody cares
Hi Ben – I agree with your point that the tournament should be incorporating more teams from other countries in the main part of the tournament. Otherwise it is just another IPL.
Mumbai wins CLT20 but nobody cares
I hope the Big Basj does well but it seems the prospects of it being successful appear slim. Even avid cricket followers appear confused by the revamped format. What chance is there of the casual fan caring?
Mumbai wins CLT20 but nobody cares
Good piece. NSW definitely the favourites with a young and solid bowling group but if Tasmania keep on producing result pitches they are in with a shout as well.
The Sheffield Shield 2011-12 preview
It actually does, albeit unwittingly going by the title. The Angry Anderson performance actually occurred at half-time of the 1991 Grand Final. Check out the link below. At about 7 minutes Sandy Roberts announces that “The second half’s coming up…”
The best pre-game entertainment disasters
Couldn’t agree more Tim. Though I think the TV stations would love a night GF so it probably will happen one day.
AFL GF Day: The best day of the year
Article has been corrected now. Thanks for pointing it out Tim. Can’t believe I got that wrong. It’s going to haunt me more than the Highlander 2 thing.
AFL GF Day: The best day of the year
Very much sounds like a month to remember for you. Awesome stuff.
AFL GF Day: The best day of the year
You are right Lolly, the dire state of some of the other nations also has something to do with where Australia sit in the grand scheme of things. The Aussies aren’t that bad but that, at least in part, might be a relative thing.
Maybe Australian cricket isn't that bad?
The new players have definitely all grabbed their chances. A great sign for the national side.
Michael Hussey also in the firing line