India's captain and master batsman, Virat Kohli with 4497 runs at 49.90 in 56 Tests, is passing through a rough patch against Australia. In…
India's captain and master batsman, Virat Kohli with 4497 runs at 49.90 in 56 Tests, is passing through a rough patch against Australia. In…
Yesterday was the 36th anniversary of Australian captain Greg Chappell telling his younger brother Trevor to bowl underarm in the third ODI against New…
Recently I saw 'The Underarm', a two-act play about two brothers, one Australian-born, one New Zealand, opening an old wound: their incompatible views on…
Here is the story of two unconventional bowling tactics used in cricket, one overarm and one underarm. Let me start with the overarm one.…
Today, February 1, 2016, marks the 35th anniversary of the infamous underarm delivery. The player who copped the most criticism from it, somewhat justifiably,…
Brilliant Ashes Test, just captivating. Trent Bridge will live long in the memory and might put to rest the notion that Test cricket is…
I haven't watched much cricket on Channel Nine this summer, but I managed to watch one tea segment that really had me thinking. Commentator…
Australian cricketing great and former India coach Greg Chappell says technology should be used to help umpires in all international series, not just at…
David Warner says he has Greg Chappell to thank for his transformation from Twenty20 rock star to Test opener, but it's one Indian master…
A giant-killing run from one of the minnow nations at the Cricket World Cup would help alleviate concerns over the tournament's likely monotony, according…
A giant-killing run from one of the minnow nations at the Cricket World Cup would help alleviate concerns over the tournament's likely monotony, according…
A giant-killing run from one of the minnow nations at the Cricket World Cup would help alleviate concerns over the tournament's likely monotony, according…
Don Argus has warned his far-reaching and scathing review of Australian cricket will take 18 months to yield significant progress. But the immediate casualties…
Don Argus has warned his far-reaching and scathing review of Australian cricket will take 18 months to yield significant progress. But the immediate casualties…
Don Argus has warned his far-reaching and scathing review of Australian cricket will take 18 months to yield significant progress. But the immediate casualties…
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[caption id="attachment_11792" caption="Tampa Bay Rays players celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox. AP Photo/Mike Carlson"][/caption] "Whoever wants to know the heart and mind…
With all the brouhaha surrounding the omission of in-form but aging Test opener Simon Katich from the list of 25 contracted players, I thought…
Greg Chappell can joke about it now but it was a scary time when Terry Jenner was felled by a bouncer from England's John…
The dress rehearsals are over with Australia thrashing England 6-1. True, most of it was meaningless, but still there were some positives; the return…
Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the underarm incident that created perhaps the biggest cricket controversy since the Bodyline series of 1932-33. Talk of…
Unlike many cricket watchers, I've never been completely convinced that Shane Watson deserved all the bile that came his way, despite his peroxide tantrums…
Selection chairman Andrew Hilditch has absolved himself of blame for Australia's crushing Ashes series defeat and warns even tougher challenges lie ahead for the…
Australian selector Greg Chappell insists he has not advised Mike Hussey to retire, labelling any such claim as "untrue". Hussey was livid at national…
Australian selector Greg Chappell insists he has not advised Mike Hussey to retire, labelling any such claim as "untrue". Hussey was livid at national…
Australian selector Greg Chappell insists he has not advised Mike Hussey to retire, labelling any such claim as "untrue". Hussey was livid at national…
With the Ashes now lost, thoughts turn to the future and where Australian cricket is heading. Cricket in this country is now under severe…
With the Ashes now lost, thoughts turn to the future and where Australian cricket is heading. Cricket in this country is now under severe…
With the Ashes now lost, thoughts turn to the future and where Australian cricket is heading. Cricket in this country is now under severe…
For us cricket tragics, there’s always something special when we see and hear leather hitting willow. We watch it on television, listen to it…
Greg Chappell appears likely to become the most influential voice in the future of the Australian Test team as Cricket Australia decide whether to…
"You can't win, unless you win." That's how Australian cricket's chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch sums up his job. Hilditch and fellow selectors Greg…
Forget the recent Wikileaks revelations that the US thinks the Russian PM Medvedev “plays Robin to Putin’s Batman” or that the Italian leader, Berlusconi,…
The first Ashes series I followed was in 1970/71, which as any cricket aficionado would know, was a bittersweet experience for Aussie cricket fans.…
The first Ashes series I followed was in 1970/71, which as any cricket aficionado would know, was a bittersweet experience for Aussie cricket fans.…
India's captain and master batsman, Virat Kohli with 4497 runs at 49.90 in 56 Tests, is passing through a rough patch against Australia. In…
2017
As a 6yo I was utterly confused by Greg Chappell during that summer. My hero, one of the world’s best batsman… terribl…(more)