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Latest Articles
Picking the Australian XI for Sri Lanka 2012
19 Aug 2012It is an unusual feeling for an Australian cricket side to go into a World Championship without any idea who will be in the team. Unusual, but perhaps something we will have to get used to. Here’s a provisional eleven, designed for the slower pitches of Sri Lanka. 1 and 2 – Watson and Warner. [...]
The forgotten players of Australian cricket
17 Apr 2012While Australia’s regeneration is grittily struggling forward in the West Indies, it is worth looking at the golden boys of the previous selection panel. Those who were earmarked for greater success, and rightly or wrongly, find themselves on the wrong side of the current selection panel. Still sailing Usman Khawaja: Khawaja’s stock in Australian cricket [...]
Five things we learned from Sheffield Shield final
21 Mar 2012Only the hardcore cricket fan would have watched the 2011/12 Sheffield Shield final closely. For those that didn’t, here are five things to take away from the game. Selectors made the right call in axing Ricky Ponting as captain Don’t get me wrong, I love Ricky. But his captaincy lurches from average to poor. In [...]
Aussie cricketers lost ability to rotate strike
31 Aug 2011Before the days of juggernauts like Hayden and Sehwag, any opening batsmen would tell you the best way to play the new ball is from the non-strikers end, with the importance of getting off strike crucial to the start of any successful innings. A single releases pressure on the batsmen, keeps the scoreboard moving, and [...]
Aussie selectors swing and miss yet again
19 Jan 2011The Australian selectors have chosen what they believe is a winning formula for the World Cup in the sub-continent. Unfortunately, this squad will prompt more questions than answers. This squad could easily lay claim to being the oldest Australia has ever sent, yet it may be the most underdone. Mike Hussey and Ricky Ponting will [...]
Are our cricketers getting the right education?
6 Jan 2011The path from domestic to international cricket does require some examination. At the moment, average bowlers are filling their boots on juicy pitches against inexperienced batting line-ups. Young batsmen (and old, see the Ashes!) have no idea what to do against a moving delivery, simply because they’ve never been exposed to it before. Similarly, bowlers are [...]
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