Cricket Opinions

Sports like rugby seeing rise in popularity in the USA
_{By thatgirlmegan}
When it comes to sports television in America, the three sports that rule the airwaves are football, baseball and basketball. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/05/2012}
The left-handed advantage in cricket
_{By Garfield Robinson}
In November last year, New Zealand and Zimbabwe played a Test match at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and of the 22 players on show, Daniel ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/05/2012}
Time for Ricky Ponting to pull up stumps on Test career
_{By shanebrien}
Players realise there is huge amount of money to be earned in cricket and with the booming success of the IPL, the opportunities to play on make ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/05/2012}
Brad Haddin must not be selected for Australia again
_{By dase248}
Brad Haddin was not available for selection in the Australian One Day International side to tour the British Isles in June, but if he had, he shouldn’t ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/05/2012}
Is Australia finally warming to Michael Clarke?
_{By npjfagan}
Australians like to paint a stereotypical picture of their sporting heroes; a true blue, Aussie battler who they can relate with. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/05/2012}
Michael Clarke grows into leadership role
_{By Andrew Tilley}
Twelve months ago, Michael Clarke was nowhere near the public’s first choice as Australia’s next Test cricket captain. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/05/2012}
Can Aussie top order handle South African pace?
_{By Garfield Robinson}
With so much emphasis on the upcoming Ashes, one would be forgiven for failing to realise that Australia will take on South Africa in three home Tests ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/05/2012}
Shane Watson wasted at number three
_{By npjfagan}
A successful international team needs a balanced batting order. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/05/2012}
Clarke made Test debut with sub 40 average: who’s next?
_{By aussie1st}
A sub-40 first-class average is something Australian fans have to accept in the search for the next Test batsmen. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/05/2012}
Will West Indies batsmen learn from Chanderpaul?
_{By Garfield Robinson}
Shivnarine Chanderpaul recently earned the distinction of becoming the second West Indian and the 10th batsman overall to score over 10,000 Test runs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/05/2012}
Clarke’s first year of captaincy better than expected
_{By Bonco}
With Australian cricket’s drawn-out summer finally coming to a conclusion, it’s the perfect time to recap Michael Clarke’s first year in charge of the Baggy Greens. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/05/2012}
Time for Ricky Ponting to say goodbye
_{By Garfield Robinson}
In 1981, at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, boxing great Mohammad Ali entered the ring for the last time. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/05/2012}
Australian cricketers need rest, and so do we
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
If a cricket tragic like me is asking for a break from cricket, what about the Australian cricketers? The Australian team is scheduled to play international cricket across ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/05/2012}
West Indies series raises more questions for Australia
_{By The Crowd}
Australia has beaten the West Indies 2-0 on a series of dust bowls. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/05/2012}
So long Ed Cowan and thanks for the memories
_{By Junior}
We have all heard of batsmen who can bowl or bowlers who can bat. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/04/2012}
There’s a good case for Cowan
_{By Mitchell Adam}
I have to admit, I’m a bit bemused by speculation about Ed Cowan’s place in the Australian test team. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/04/2012}
IPL deserves an exclusive window
_{By David Lord}
One of the briefs of the International Cricket Council, the sports’ governing body, is to “position itself and be empowered to promote, develop, and act in the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/04/2012}
One-day cricket’s not dying, it just needs to act its age
_{By Baldrick44}
In last summer’s One-Day International cricket season, Mark Nicholas would frequently point out the new innovative batting and bowling Powerplays. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/04/2012}
Recalling the Test series debuts of Ramadhin and Valentine
_{By David Lord}
Shane Shillingford’s first 10-wicket haul was the perfect way to celebrate the honour of being the first Dominican to play a Test in Dominica. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/04/2012}
Man, Windies cricket just ain’t the same
_{By Ben Pobjie}
My first memory of the West Indies was Geoff Lawson’s jaw being shattered by Patrick Patterson. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/04/2012}
Chanderpaul just misses out on the 10,000 Test runs club
_{By David Lord}
Overnight in Roseau, Shivnarine Chanderpaul fell 14 runs short of becoming the 10th batsman in history to score 10,000 Test runs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/04/2012}
When Wade waded into the Windies
_{By David Lord}
Matt Wade’s first Test ton overnight has further emphasised how important the lower order has been to the Australian batting in the Caribbean. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/04/2012}
Cricket Australia to blame for pacemen injuries
_{By Steven_Smithy}
Cricket Australia’s current crop of fast bowlers are getting injured far too often. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/04/2012}
Clarke: the new voice of Australian cricket
_{By David Lord}
There’s no denying Michael Clarke is calling the shots in Australian cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/04/2012}
Too many matches kill the joy of one-day cricket
_{By tomomalley}
The problem with one-day cricket lies not in the game itself, but in the scheduling. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/04/2012}
Kemar Roach a flicker of life for a dying breed
_{By tonysalerno}
We’ve all known that the production line of West Indian pacemen has long lost its motor and become out of commission. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/04/2012}
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the tallest fast bowler of them all?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach’s ten-wicket haul in last week’s Port-of-Spain Test against Australia is the catalyst behind this examination of the tallest quicks in test ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/04/2012}
Lifeless pitches will be the death of Test cricket
_{By paddyeff2}
The second Test match between Australia and the West Indies in Port-of-Spain was one for the purists. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/04/2012}
Clarke already calling the shots as a fine Australian skipper
_{By David Lord}
The most pleasing aspect of this run-crawl in the Caribbean is Michael Clarke fast establishing himself as a Test captain of substance. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/04/2012}
Aussie spinners opening the bowling 75 years apart
_{By Pat Rodgers}
When Michael Clarke opened the bowling with Michael Beer on the second day of the current Test against the West Indies, it was the first time a ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/04/2012}
The forgotten players of Australian cricket
_{By Marcus Taylor}
While Australia’s regeneration is grittily struggling forward in the West Indies, it is worth looking at the golden boys of the previous selection panel. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/04/2012}
Bowlers prove their value with the bat
_{By Pat Rodgers}
When Ryan Harris made a crucial 68 not out in Australia’s first Test against West Indies, he continued a great tradition of lower-order Australian batsmen who have ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/04/2012}
Australia can take a lot from West Indies Test win
_{By The Crowd}
Baby-faced he may be, but Michael Clarke knows what it takes to win, and backs his team in many ways. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/04/2012}
Australia win but cricket the loser in dull end to Bridgetown Test
_{By David Lord}
Rival captains Michael Clarke and Darren Sammy did nothing to enhance the image of Test cricket as the Australians fell over the line to win the first ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/04/2012}
The magic of Wisden, the big little yellow book of cricket
_{By sajjittarius}
The Wisden Cricketers Almanack is the book your true cricket aficionado can’t go without, but it’s not that easy to read cover-to-cover. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/04/2012}
Watson is good enough, but is he smart enough?
_{By The Crowd}
How long will it take for Australia to return to the top if we continue to play dumb cricket? Shane Watson, who yesterday ran out former captain ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/04/2012}
Why Shivnarine sends shivers up Australia’s spine
_{By David Lord}
Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a highly unlikely looking cricketer. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/04/2012}
Clarke beware, the Windies are no pushovers
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The preliminaries are over and the real exam for the tired Australians, led by an underdone Michael Clarke, starts on Saturday against the West Indies. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/04/2012}
Pom trauma could be cured by Caribbean rehab
_{By Dane25}
Let’s get it out there. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/04/2012}
Tendulkar’s career about the effort, not the centuries
_{By Ritam}
“He’s finally got it. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/04/2012}
The weird world of ambidextrous Test cricketers
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Roar reader Margaret Ward wanted to learn about cricketers who score runs right-handed but deliver the ball left-arm, or vice-versa. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/03/2012}
Curtly Ambrose: Remembering the reluctant fast bowler
_{By Garfield Robinson}
Curtly Ambrose first came on the scene in 1986, representing the Leeward Islands in the local Red Stripe cup competition. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/03/2012}
Brett Lee: Drop the man, and the chainsaw
_{By The Crowd}
Let’s get this out of the way early: I don’t like Brett Lee, and I never have. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/03/2012}
Barry Richards and his golden summer of 1970/71
_{By sheek}
The Australian summer of 1970/71 tends to be more enjoyable in retrospect than it was in the actual fabric of living it. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/03/2012}
March must be the month for cricket underdogs
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Even Napoleon would have called it impossible. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/03/2012}
Tendulkar’s 100th century burned in Bangladeshi blaze
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Sachin Tendulkar finally dispensed with one of the sports media’s most annoying obsessions last night, as he ended a year-long wait for his 100th international century. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/03/2012}
How will Australia’s three Ws fare in the land of the three Ws?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
From the 1960s to 1995, the tour of the Caribbean was the holy grail, the litmus paper to test a country’s cricketing greatness. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/03/2012}
The summer the great batsmen fell
_{By Paul Arandale}
Looking back at the recently concluded summer of cricket, it will be remembered as the season that some of our great batsman fell. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/03/2012}
The regeneration of one-day international cricket
_{By Millsy29}
Before we began the longest summer of cricket ever, which started in spring and finished in autumn, many people were waiting to see the back of 50-over ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/03/2012}
Missing the Wall: The legacy of Rahul Dravid
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
People say that Sachin is God… Ganguly is God of off side… Laxman is the God of 4th innings… But when the doors of the temple are ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/03/2012}
Shane Watson a natural fill-in as Australian skipper
_{By The Crowd}
Shane Watson is a man in demand. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/03/2012}
Low Ryder: the story of New Zealand’s could-be hero
_{By Vanilla Gorilla}
From my front-row seat I have taken great interest in the continual disintegration of the man with the best eye and the worst work ethic in world ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/03/2012}
50-over cricket is better than Twenty20
_{By Ben Pobjie}
The tri-series one-day final was brilliant. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/03/2012}
Make Shane Watson Australian captain now for stability
_{By David Lord}
Vice-captain Shane Watson had better prepare himself for a crash course in captaincy starting today. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/03/2012}
What more does David Hussey have to do?
_{By TaraP}
David Hussey should be a legendary name in Australian and world cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/03/2012}
Has this been the best World Series ever?
_{By Ben Carter}
The one-day international summer continues to deliver excitement. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/03/2012}
Sri Lanka move in for kill against floundering Aussies
_{By David Lord}
Mahela Jayawardene’s Sri Lankans are set to pinch the Commonwealth Bank ODI series from right under Australian noses. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/03/2012}
Aussies need fresh legs for second final
_{By The Crowd}
Attention Dave Warner.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/03/2012}
Possibilities are endless for final round of Shield
_{By DysonBaker}
With the domestic one-day and Twenty20 titles done and dusted, the Bupa Sheffield Shield is beginning to heat up again. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/03/2012}
Warner belts Australia to close win over Sri Lanka
_{By David Lord}
Swashbuckling David Warner repaid the selector’s faith by cracking a ODI career-high 163 to beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs in a Gabba run-fest last night. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/03/2012}
Forrest to make way for Clarke in Friday’s ODI
_{By dassy_92}
Adopted Queenslander Peter Forrest is expected to make way for returning Allan Border medallist and Australian captain Michael Clarke. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/03/2012}
Australian squad for ODI finals announced
_{By The Roar}
Australia’s squad to take on either Sri Lanka or India in the Commonwealth Bank Series Finals has been announced, with James Pattinson called into the side and ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/02/2012}
Is the spirit of cricket a one-way street?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Is the spirit of cricket a one-way street these days; one rule for India, another for other nations? I am referring to the controversy in the Tri-Nation ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/02/2012}
India hopeless, but does Dhoni care?
_{By David Lord}
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one helluva cricketer. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/02/2012}
Hussey, Lee and Tendulkar give the ‘spirit of cricket’ another workout
_{By Bayman}
Maybe it’s just because India is involved but it seems the “spirit of the game” has awoken with a vengeance. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/02/2012}
Still waiting for Tendulkar’s hundredth hundred
_{By dan-talintyre}
I almost can’t believe I’m writing this, because surely it can’t be happening; Sachin Tendulkar is struggling for form. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/02/2012}
Will Australia cope without Ricky Ponting?
_{By dan-talintyre}
The name Ricky Ponting is almost synonymous with one-day cricket, as the Australian veteran is considered by many to be one of the game’s greatest players. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/02/2012}
Time is running out for Ricky Ponting
_{By The Crowd}
The recent decision by the National Selection Panel to dump Ricky Ponting from the Australian one-day team in the Commonwealth Bank Series indicates that the selectors are ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/02/2012}
Clarke to win the 2012 Allan Border Medal
_{By Stoffy18}
In light of the recent saga surrounding Cricket Australia and Ricky Ponting, you could be forgiven for overlooking the upcoming Allan Border Medal, which takes place next ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
Memories of the Master Blaster’s greatest Test innings
_{By Garfield Robinson}
Viv Richards once surprised an interviewer by telling him that he thought his best innings was the 61 he made in 1983 against India at Sabina Park. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
Why Ashwin’s Mankad was a legitimate dismissal
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Much media attention has focused on the ever-controversial Mankad rule this week, following Tuesday’s match between Sri Lanka and India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
Is Ponting’s decision to play on the right one?
_{By Joe Karsay}
Ricky Ponting’s press conference yesterday raised more questions than it answered. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
Ponting stays on to seek Ashes redemption
_{By David Lord}
Ricky Ponting has redemption firmly in his in mind. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
Why Ponting should stay and we should let him
_{By Will McCloy}
Ricky Ponting apologised to the media yesterday. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
The Mankad: Ashwin-Thirimanne, ethics and the law in the gentleman’s game
_{By dan-talintyre}
Cricket was almost changed forever this afternoon in the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka and not for the better either. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
How far can Ricky Ponting go?
_{By The Crowd}
Ricky Ponting announced that given his axing from the One Day International side, his focus will shift to Test cricket and Sheffield Shield for his Tasmanian Tigers. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Ponting press conference confirms and denies nothing
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Perhaps speculation about Ricky Ponting’s future can be dragged out as long as Kevin Rudd’s, as a press conference this morning contained no new information. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Ponting punted from ODIs but can he still rise to the Test?
_{By David Lord}
A contrite John Inverarity played a straight bat yesterday when he named the Australian squad for the next ODIs against India and Sri Lanka. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Ricky Ponting, you are the weakest link: Goodbye!
_{By Red Kev}
Australia has now played five ODIs this summer, and Ricky Ponting has contributed 18 runs (2, 1, 6, 2, and 7) at a strike rate of 27. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/02/2012}
Ponting plummets out of form, can’t be picked again
_{By David Lord}
It’s the end of the ODI road for Ricky Thomas Ponting. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/02/2012}
Aussie run outs a waste of space
_{By David Lord}
Why have the Australians lost their last two ODIs against India and Sri Lanka? Run outs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/02/2012}
James Sutherland and Jake White clear the air
_{By David Lord}
A breath of sporting fresh air at last from Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland and new Brumbies coach Jake White. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/02/2012}
Memo to Michael Clarke: tell Haddin where he stands
_{By Spiro Zavos}
First, we had Brad Haddin telling the public (and presumably the Australian cricket selectors) that he had been dropped from the ODI side, rather than being rested ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/02/2012}
Cricket squad goes back to the future – but where is Haddin?
_{By Bonco}
Yesterday a new squad was picked for the Australian side for their next two One Day Internationals in Sydney and Brisbane. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/02/2012}
Cricket bringing people together at the Adelaide Oval
_{By Nick Jungfer}
Racial slurs, violence at sporting events, opposing groups of fans having to be segregated by tall, steel fencing; we’ve heard it before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Cricket taking guard against depression
_{By shanebrien}
It is a glamorous lifestyle; traveling the world, making a lot of money playing the game you love. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
It’s been a tough road, but has India turned the corner?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Suddenly Michael Clarke has a fight on his hands, apart from hamstring injury in his leg. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Dave fires a Warner shot in ODI captaincy bid
_{By David Lord}
Why is there any conjecture over David Warner’s credentials to captain the Australian ODI side in Michael Clarke’s absence? Clarke has a hamstring injury that will keep him ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Australia lose but Forrest stands out from the trees
_{By David Lord}
Peter Forrest was the only plus to surface from the highly-criticised rotation policy for yesterdays ODI between Australia and India at Adelaide. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/02/2012}
Umpiring errors aren’t a sin in an imperfect world
_{By Michael Filosi}
How would you feel if every time you made an error at work, fifteen thousand people were made aware of it? Worse still, when attention was drawn ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/02/2012}
Mathews heroics almost shakes Clarke’s resolve
_{By David Lord}
Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews severely tested the resolve generated in the Australian team by captain Michael Clarke at the WACA last night. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/02/2012}
Resurgent Pakistan inspire new generation to play
_{By shanebrien}
You can now include 2012 alongside 2011 and 2009 as historic moments in Pakistan cricket, but for such very different reasons than the turmoil that came before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/02/2012}
Twenty20 cricket not up to the test
_{By rozamate}
After watching the two Twenty20 internationals between Australia and India, I would like to offer a 17-year-old’s opinion on my preferred style of the game. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/02/2012}
Like father, like son: Alister McDermott on a fast track to the Test team
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
With his bright red hair, tall frame and fierce winning instinct, Alister McDermott cuts a familiar figure on the cricket pitch. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/02/2012}
Steve Waugh is right about cricket’s succession plan
_{By aussiepolliessport}
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh says the need for succession planning, particularly for the coming post-Ponting years, is upon us. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/02/2012}
Let’s talk about selection, Test fans
_{By Red Kev}
It is obvious that Australia’s batting line-up is not settled. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Khawaja shouldn’t have been Shaun from the Test side
_{By David Lord}
National selectors mustn’t make the same mistake again with Shaun Marsh. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Cricket Australia must take a stand against racist spectators
_{By Athas Zafiris}
Cricket Australia has a problem. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Pakistan win shows what’s beautiful about the game
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
The weight of expectation is a funny thing: pressure is there where once there was none. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
England’s capitulation gives Proteas a shot at the top spot
_{By David Lord}
While Michael Clarke led his baggy greens to a surprise 4-0 whitewash of India, Andrew Strauss led England to an humiliating 3-0 whitewash by Pakistan. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/02/2012}
Haddin and Healy, two gloves in a pod
_{By Purple Shag}
At the beginning of the Australian summer of 1999, there were pleas from across the nation to allow Ian Healy one last Test series before retiring. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/02/2012}
One Day Cricket is suffering from Middle Child Syndrome
_{By Michael Filosi}
Before its younger sibling came along, One Day cricket was all the rage. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/02/2012}
Improvements that Twenty20 cricket desperately needs
_{By Elisha Pearce}
In the last few years, cricket came to a crossroads, took a turn to the capitalist right, and blew on through a few more intersections. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/02/2012}
Disgraceful Australian run-outs are just inexcusable
_{By David Lord}
The suicidal run-out of Australian opening batsman Aaron Finch opened the door for the Indians to win their first game of the tour by eight wickets at ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/02/2012}
Will the next month define the future of ODIs?
_{By Luke Doherty}
Cricket Australia may be basking in the afterglow of the Big Bash League, but another huge test is looming. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/02/2012}
Dave’s Warner-ful switch-hit panned by precious critics
_{By David Lord}
David Warner’s explosive switch-hit six against India in the first Twenty20 clash at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night has rattled a goodly few cages. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/02/2012}
Where to now for India’s big three?
_{By Hawkeye1}
I could hardly wait for the India versus Australia Test series to begin – seeing India’s “big three” in combat always got my blood flowing. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/02/2012}
Where does Australian cricket currently stand?
_{By Lachlan.Dyson}
Is this the beginning of a new, powerful era in Australian cricket, or instead the sad goodbye to a once tumultuous Indian cricket team? There has been ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/02/2012}
Sheffield Shield key for Australian cricket
_{By GarethIan}
Throughout the summer there has been a lot of focus placed on the Big Bash League and its impact on the Sheffield Shield and in-turn Test cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/01/2012}
The pseudo DRS: over-checking of the front foot no ball
_{By Joey24}
The absence of the DRS in the Australia v India Test series this summer has seen every man and his dog lend their voices to the ongoing ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/01/2012}
India’s arrogance is holding Test cricket back
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
The reaction and attitude of India’s cricketers and officials after losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy gives a clear, and sad, indication of their mentality towards Test matches away ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/01/2012}
2011-12 Border-Gavaskar series – Australian batting review
_{By aussie1st}
Two series have now passed since the 47 all out against South Africa. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/01/2012}
Australia name ODI squad for series vs India, Sri Lanka
_{By The Roar}
Australia’s fourteen man One Day International squad for the upcoming series against India and Sri Lanka has been named by Cricket Australia’s National Selection Panel, with Peter ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/01/2012}
Marsh judgements reflect others’ poor form
_{By Jeff Dowsing}
Pictured in the baggy green, Geoff and Shaun Marsh bear an uncanny resemblance. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/01/2012}
Retiring Ponting is to gamble with a loaded deck of inexperience
_{By jamesb}
There have been many calls for Ricky Ponting to retire so that he could make way for the younger players. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/01/2012}
Cricket’s unexpected, pleasant surprises linger longest
_{By sheek}
The refreshing turnaround of the Australian cricket team from the disaster of just 12 months ago has captured the imagination of cricket lovers and reinvigorated interest in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/01/2012}
Death on the Adelaide Oval proves cricket needs bowlers
_{By The Crowd}
Why do we always expect that cricketers shouldn’t feel the heat? It’s 37 degrees in the shade, 40 in the field and 45 if your head is ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/01/2012}
Fourth Test, Day 1: The Ponting and Clarke roadshow hits Adelaide
_{By aussie1st}
The forth test kicked off with Michael Clarke winning the toss giving Australia first use of a very flat Adelaide Oval wicket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/01/2012}
Bailey selection undermines credibility of top job
_{By kevinhawkins}
The position of Australian cricket captain has long been regarded as one of the most important jobs in the country. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/01/2012}
Craig McDermott shows Troy Cooley up
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
With a series win already achieved heading into the Fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval, the Australian cricket team is currently on a high. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/01/2012}
Australian T20 team named: White dropped
_{By The Roar}
The Australian Twenty20 side has been named for the upcoming matches against India, with a number of changes made by the selectors. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/01/2012}
Siddle rejects rotation as selectors fiddle
_{By David Lord}
Tireless Australian paceman Peter Siddle has made it crystal clear he wants no part of the projected rotation system. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/01/2012}
Khawaja and Marsh show folly of Big Bash timing
_{By M_Campbell23}
Shaun Marsh is under pressure to score runs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/01/2012}
Big Bash League or Big Cash League?
_{By licoriceallsports}
Whether you have been “thunderstruck” by Chris Gayle’s power hitting, “scorched” by Herschelle and Hoggy, or “star” struck by Warnie and Liz, nobody can argue with the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/01/2012}
How good a Test batsman might Warner become?
_{By Brett McKay}
Early speculation pieces about how well a young or new player’s career might pan out usually annoy me, for they are just that, speculation and guesswork. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/01/2012}
The exclusive club of Australian glovemen
_{By The Crowd}
With all the speculation flying around about the future of Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, I thought I would take the opportunity to look at the history of ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/01/2012}
Dawn of a golden new era for Australian cricket
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Youth and experience have struck gold for Australian cricket in the last few months. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/01/2012}
Cricket Australia right to protect Warner from Big Bash
_{By Luke Doherty}
It was there when his arm reached awkwardly towards the base of his back. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/01/2012}
Some great tales in the Australian triple-century club
_{By The Crowd}
The latest memorabilia being flogged by Channel 9 is a picture frame containing photos and brief pen-portraits of the six Australian batsmen to have scored 300 runs ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/01/2012}
What’s wrong with Indian cricket?
_{By Shivaji Thapliyal}
When the Indian cricket team came back home after the England tour, it was like waking up from a really bad, dream. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/01/2012}
The rise and fall of Shaun Marsh
_{By Red Kev}
Shaun Marsh must be wondering if he has recently killed a black cat with a broken mirror while walking under a ladder, so poor has his form ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/01/2012}
Dhoni banned as ICC prove their irrelevance
_{By David Lord}
Yesterday the ICC suspended Indian skipper MS Dhoni from the Adelaide Test for a slow over rate at the WACA, fined him 40% of his match fee, ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/01/2012}
Farewell Mitchell Johnson
_{By Andrew Sutherland}
A recent article reported that Mitchell Johnson is “an almost forgotten man”. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/01/2012}
Warner smashes India as Australia dominate with bat and ball
_{By David Lord}
To put David Warner’s scintillating century at the WACA yesterday into perspective, it took just 69 deliveries. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/01/2012}
India demand action over WACA pitch party
_{By The Roar}
The Test series between Australia and India has taken another controversial turn, with India demanding action be taken over people allegedly drinking and walking on the WACA ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/01/2012}
Lyon up for Perth remains contentious
_{By AdamLudeke}
There has been confusion in cricket circles this week over who should be Australia’s fourth bowler for the third Test against India in Perth. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/01/2012}
Never too old to be a Test cricketer
_{By David Lord}
Rahul Dravid will be the “senior cit” when the third Test between Australia and India gets underway at the WACA tomorrow. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/01/2012}
Arthur takes the Mickey with his constant praise
_{By David Lord}
South African Mickey Arthur has been very vocal since he took over as Australia’s first foreign cricket coach two months ago. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/01/2012}
Is a poor India papering over Australia’s cracks?
_{By The Boundary Rider}
With Australia still basking in the euphoric Sydney Test, which saw an innings victory and records broken at every turn, much of the focus has rightly focused ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/01/2012}
‘High performance’ Howard drops a cricketing clanger
_{By David Lord}
It’s taken only three months for Pat Howard, Cricket Australia’s inaugural general manager of high performance, to rattle the cage. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/01/2012}
Kiwis Small and Mason take incredible catch
_{By The Roar}
New Zealand’s own Twenty20 competition may have upstaged the Big Bash League in Australia, with an amazing catch by Central Stags’ Bevan Small and Michael Mason. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/01/2012}
Melburnians divided over Big Bash League split
_{By kevinhawkins}
On Saturday night I walked into the MCG with a Renegades top on and a Stars membership around my neck. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/01/2012}
All aboard the Michael Clarke bandwagon
_{By Michael Filosi}
In the clamour to celebrate a good thing, it can be easy to forget the past. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/01/2012}
Seven international cricketers I miss watching
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
I wrote an article outlining the ten Australian athletes I miss watching. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/01/2012}
MS Dhoni missing as India prefer sight-seeing
_{By David Lord}
Indian skipper MS Dhoni would be well advised to listen to Sunil Gavaskar to stop the Test rot. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/01/2012}
The Don and daylight
_{By David Lord}
With Sachin Tendulkar tantilisingly close to a 100 international centuries which will never be matched, there’s a growing band of cricket scribes, and cricket-lovers, trumpeting him as ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/01/2012}
All good so far, but what chance the Ashes?
_{By LeftArmSpinner}
Michael Clarke has finally emerged as a suitable captain of the Australian cricket team. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/01/2012}
Captain Clarke comes of age at the SCG
_{By Will McCloy}
While there is no doubt Michael Clarke’s 329 not out at the SCG was an incredible effort individually, it’s what the captain did at the end of ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/01/2012}
Pattinson out injured as yet another one bites the dust
_{By David Lord}
Cricket Australia must move quickly to find out why there’s a spate of injuries within the Australian speed attack. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/01/2012}
Clarke’s call shows signs of a long-time captain
_{By therookie}
Five runs short from the highest Test score by an Aussie captain, 51 runs short from the highest Test score by an Australian, 71 runs short from ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/01/2012}
Ponting has won the right to call stumps
_{By Sports Freak}
Ricky Ponting’s crucial knock of 134 in today’s second Test against India is a pressure-relieving score that should end calls for his omission. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/01/2012}
BBL more than just smoke and mirrors
_{By Damo}
Early December, I wrote an article titled ‘Too much spin in lead-up to Big Bash League,’ criticizing the apparent over-marketing and pomp surrounding the new T20 Big ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/01/2012}
Clarke finally earns the respect he yearns for
_{By David Lord}
“I’ve said it a million times, and I’ll say it again. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/01/2012}
A milestone day with the fans at the SCG
_{By EP - Rugbywits}
I was at the SCG yesterday, sitting with the punters in bay 14. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/01/2012}
A history of blazing guns repeats under Billy the Kidd
_{By Purple Shag}
With some of the flack from the recent batting debacles being flung in the direction of the Australian batting coach Justin ‘Play Your Natural Game’ Langer, it ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/01/2012}
Clarke should aim for 350 not out, at least
_{By Spiro Zavos}
Michael Clarke played one of the great innings at the SCG, on the second day of the second Test against India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/01/2012}
Unique SCG milestone awaits Michael Clarke
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
It’s beginning to look a lot like the decade from 1995 to 2004, with Australians bowling and batting like before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/01/2012}
Fitting hundreds from Aussies for SCG 100th
_{By David Lord}
Australian captain Michael Clarke and his predecessor Ricky Ponting did the celebrations proud yesterday as the famous SCG hosts its 100th Test. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/01/2012}
Australian quicks could rival the greats of the past
_{By David Lord}
The reason why James Pattinson has been so successful in such a short time is his line. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/01/2012}
Best Australian side vs the World: who’d win?
_{By The Crowd}
I was watching highlights of the 1977 Centenary Test between Australia and England on Fox Sports recently, and I came up with an idea. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/01/2012}
Please, just let Sachin’s son play
_{By Sports Freak}
Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun is a talented cricketer who may one day play for India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/01/2012}
Fast times ahead for Australian cricket
_{By aussie1st}
As Australia look to kick off their New Year in style on January 3, a number of young quicks around the country will be looking to follow ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/01/2012}
DRS is there, or it’s not. Why the fuss?
_{By Sanchez8686}
For well over 100 years, cricket survived and prospered on one ideal: that when the umpire gave you out you were out. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/01/2012}
India vs Australia: second Test preview
_{By aussie1st}
Welcome to 2012.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/01/2012}
Cricket’s DRS debacle must end now
_{By Lachlan Stevens}
India remains the only Test-playing nation to be holding out on the issue of the Decision Review System, yet has never made clear why exactly it is ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/01/2012}
There’s much to like about the BBL
_{By dlang30}
By now we should have all got a little more accustomed to the new Big Bash League, introduced for the 2011-12 domestic cricket season in the hopes ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/01/2012}
Is Ryan Harris really ready?
_{By David Lord}
Quite obviously the national selectors are prepared to punt, that’s why paceman Ryan Harris is in the Australian 12 to meet India in the second Test starting ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/01/2012}
Confessions of a lapsed supporter
_{By Michael Filosi}
I have a confession to make, but first – the backdrop to my admission. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/01/2012}
Inconsistent India remain a sad enigma
_{By Alan Nicolea}
If their heavy defeat to Australia in the first Test is any indication, the Indian Cricket team remains one of the biggest enigmas in Test cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/12/2011}
The fragile Ryan Harris stars as Mr Glass
_{By Lee McDonald}
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that Ryan Harris is a fantastic bowler. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/12/2011}
Australian cricket: in a crisis or a bold new era?
_{By M_Campbell23}
It seems with every Test match, Australian cricket is diagnosed anew. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/12/2011}
Australian cricket’s veterans silence the doubters
_{By Lachlan Stevens}
In the lead up to the Boxing Day Test many Australian cricket supporters were calling for the axing of Michael Hussey and Ricky Ponting among others from ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/12/2011}
Cricket’s DRS issue is becoming an embarrassment
_{By jayj95}
The ICC’s Decision Review System (DRS) came into existence in the wake of the Sydney Test match in January 2008 between Australia and India that was a ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/12/2011}
Reviewing cricket’s Decision Review System
_{By BernieTB}
If you’ve been a sentient being in Australia over the last few weeks, you’ve likely heard a fair bit about the Decision Review System (DRS) that is ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/12/2011}
Nine’s Viewers’ Verdict is sporting democracy gone mad
_{By M_Campbell23}
I know this is naive, but I was really hoping that the furore over the Hobart Test’s Man of the Match award might knock over Channel Nine’s ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/12/2011}
Speed obsession is hurting fast bowling
_{By M_Campbell23}
Speedometers need to be removed from cricket grounds and television coverage, so that the current global obsession with bowling at speed can be replaced by a rounded ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/12/2011}
Absence of DRS mars Boxing Day Test
_{By David Lord}
Who is running international cricket – the ICC or the Indian Board? Yesterday’s farcical umpiring with Mike Hussey and Ed Cowan out “caught behind”, and Brad Haddin ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/12/2011}
Ed Cowan leads way at Boxing Day Test
_{By Spiro Zavos}
The outstanding feature of the beginning of the MCG Boxing Day Test, Australia versus India, was the way Ed Cowan fairly bolted out on to the field ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/12/2011}
Big questions of the Boxing Day Test
_{By Michael Filosi}
With Christmas festivities out of the way, the nation’s attention turns to the biggest day on the Australian sporting calendar. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/12/2011}
The spirit of Steve Waugh
_{By Andrew Sutherland}
Sporting autobiographies can be tedious affairs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/12/2011}
No Christmas cheer for Dan Christian
_{By David Lord}
Merry Christmas Roarers, even though Dan Christian could be forgiven for thinking Santa has sold him short. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/12/2011}
Boxing Day Test match memorable moments
_{By MKPS001}
It’s that time of year again, and Melbourne is gearing up for the Boxing Day Test match, this year against India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/12/2011}
No Decision Review System? Good riddance!
_{By M_Campbell23}
I am ecstatic with the news that the Decision Review System (DRS) will not be in place for the Australia versus India Test series. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/12/2011}
Ponting to be axed from Boxing Day team?
_{By David Lord}
Shaun Marsh made some emphatic statements at Etihad Stadium last night: 99 of them. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/12/2011}
Picking our ‘Forgotten XI’ of Test cricket
_{By smithha}
The speculation on who will and won’t be chosen to play for Australia on Boxing Day has been fascinating. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/12/2011}
Who will win the Boxing Day Test?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
As opening batsman Ed Cowan, and probably all-rounder Dan Christian, are set to make their Test debuts for Australia in the MCG Test on Monday, let us ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/12/2011}
New selectors drop a sitter for Boxing Day Test
_{By LeftArmSpinner}
In dropping Usman Khawaja, the new selectors have dropped a player who is capable of being the next generation of players that Australia’s Test team will be ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/12/2011}
India refuse technology: DRS means Doubt-Riddled Series
_{By Ben Carter}
Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Boxing Day, it has been aggravating to see the continued negativity shown by India’s administrators toward the umpiring Decision Review ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/12/2011}
It’s official: the Big Bash is a smash
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
On Tuesday night at The Gabba, I got to witness first-hand how the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash League is rejuvenating cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/12/2011}
Wait, seriously, that Ben Hilfenhaus?
_{By jtwer1}
I was expecting Ed Cowan to get a gig in the Test squad for Boxing Day. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/12/2011}
Can Aussies compete after selection shambles?
_{By David Lord}
Shaun Marsh should have taken a leaf out of Ryan Harris’ book and declared himself not ready for the Boxing Day Test against India at the MCG. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/12/2011}
When Shane Warnes about too much cricket, we must listen
_{By David Lord}
When champion leggie Shane Warne speaks, decision-makers should listen. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
Hughes can save his career by reverting to his old style
_{By Spiro Zavos}
The shot that Phillip Hughes played to sky a ball gently for the wicket-keeper M. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
Where were the crowds for the Big Bash League?
_{By Saint Jack}
Australians love their sport and they love their cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
Will Australian selectors ever get the hint?
_{By dlang30}
With the Boxing Day Test just four days away, I wonder whether Australian selectors have any real idea as to who should be retained, and what the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
Fun to be had at Big Bash League matches
_{By All-Codes}
I attended the Sydney Sixers versus Brisbane Heat Big Bash League match on Friday night, so I am going to throw my two cents in on the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
There’s just no heart in the Big Bash League
_{By jtwer1}
The Big Bash League began last Friday with Shahid Afridi playing under Andrew McDonald, Herschelle Gibbs opening the batting with Marcus North, and Ashes nemeses Paul Collingwood ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/12/2011}
If either Hussey or Ponting must go, it has to be Ricky
_{By David Lord}
Millions of words have been written and spoken lately about the Test futures of Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey, who have served Australian cricket with distinction. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/12/2011}
Give Usman Khawaja more time to shine
_{By Red Kev}
One thing I have noticed already this summer is the vitriol being directed at batsmen trying to break into the Australian Test team. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/12/2011}
Twenty20 needs you to look beyond the bright and shiny
_{By Brett McKay}
Attention, Twenty20 cricket detractors out there in Roarland and on the interwebs: it is possible to watch Twenty20 cricket without selling your soul. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/12/2011}
Will it be the MCG or SCG for Sachin’s 100th hundred?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The argument currently going on in India is not so much as to when Sachin Tendulkar will reach his 100th international century, but whether he deserves the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/12/2011}
So many questions heading into Boxing Day Test
_{By The Crowd}
The wicket for the Big Bash League at the MCG the other night looked as bouncy as Perth and Brisbane – something Messrs Pattinson and company can ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/12/2011}
Test debutante pacemen on fire
_{By David Lord}
The sudden emergence of Doug Bracewell, Vernon Philander, Pat Cummins, and James Pattinson has taken the international pace scene by storm. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/12/2011}
Expansion and new teams: Chasing the fickle leaves the loyal behind
_{By M_Campbell23}
Around Australia, sporting governing bodies are seeking to increase their share of Australia’s increasingly fickle supporters as commerce take hold over sport. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/12/2011}
Thank you for ignoring the Big Bash
_{By Mark Young}
Australian sports fans should take a bow for ignoring the launch of the Big Bash League this weekend. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/12/2011}
The Big Bash T20 revolution
_{By Junior}
Picture the scene at my house. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/12/2011}
Who gave the inmates the keys to the asylum?
_{By Jonathan Healy}
“Warner? Really? David Warner?” is fast becoming my catchphrase and I was forced to pull it out again when he was announced as the man-of-the-match in Tasmania. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/12/2011}
2012 the last year of Punter’s legendary career?
_{By MS_Khan}
The vultures are circling and Ponting can hear them clearly. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/12/2011}
Cricket Australia’s scheduling blunder must not be repeated
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
One-all with all to play for in Adelaide on Australia Day. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/12/2011}
Selecting Katich again would be a farcical blunder
_{By Matt Kennedy}
If the scuttlebutt is to be believed, the potential re-selection of Simon Katich into the Australian Test team could be the most farcical selection blunder since Katich ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
All aboard for Test cricket’s white-knuckle ride
_{By Ben Carter}
I am writing an open invitation today to all Australian cricketing fanatics – your 2011-12 season pass for the Cricket Australia Emotional Rollercoaster awaits. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
Is now the time for ‘Invers’ to make his mark?
_{By Brett McKay}
The new National Selection Panel may have dodged some selection bullets coming into the second Test in Hobart via injuries, but you now have to wonder if ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
Why you should support the Big Bash League
_{By Michael DiFabrizio}
Yes, it lacks history.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
If you want to save Test cricket, bring back the bouncer
_{By coachj}
Under the current economic and scheduling structure, Test cricket is dead in the water. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
Keeping one eye on the big prize: the Ashes
_{By AdamLudeke}
With back-to-back series’ against the old foe just over eighteen months away, now is the time to build a side formidable enough to take back Australian cricket’s ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/12/2011}
It’s simple: selectors select, players play, coaches coach
_{By David Lord}
There are three-and-a-half million good reasons a year why beleaguered batsman Ricky Ponting won’t retire gracefully. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
Is being in a transitional phase really an excuse?
_{By Weelz}
In 48 hours, two international cricket sides have used being in a ‘transitional phase’ as an explanation for poor performances. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
Two Tests just the right number
_{By johnnoo}
What an amazing finish in Hobart. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
The childish fury of national sentiment
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
The game was fabulous, the outcome stunning – the first victory for New Zealand on Australian soil in 26 years. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
What do you say: should I give this BBL a bash?
_{By Ben Pobjie}
These are strange and troubling times for Australian cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
Australian sport needs to get its villains back
_{By itsuckstobeyou}
Something has been bugging me of late. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/12/2011}
Give the Big Bash a break
_{By John Davidson}
It’s here and it’s here to stay. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
This is the Australian line-up we need for the first Indian Test
_{By Sam Cupitt}
Australia’s defeat at the hands of New Zealand on Monday was painful for a myriad of reasons. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Why Australian cricket is a Crowded House
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
After the completion of New Zealand’s first innings in the Second Test, in which they were rolled for 150 runs, many Australian fans were already claiming victory. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Australian cricket needs to bloody the axe
_{By Red Kev}
In the aftermath of the absolutely atrocious loss by Australia to New Zealand (the eighth ranked Test playing nation), the new national selection panel has the perfect ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Second Test worthy of a Hitchcock script
_{By Michael Warren}
I watched the second Australia versus New Zealand cricket Test match, which had more drama, twists and turns and sheer edge-of-the-seat intensity than a Hitchcock movie, and ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Self-absorption does Australian cricket no favours
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
As a defender of Michael Clarke’s captaincy since his ascension in April, it was hard to stomach his lack of grace on New Zealand’s superb comeback in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Five-man selection panel is two too many
_{By David Lord}
Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and coach Micky Arthur keep proving why they shouldn’t be national selectors. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/12/2011}
Bowlers raw and ready but batsmen rot again
_{By anthcol}
I don’t want to kick a lineup of champions whilst they’re down but it is hard not to in a situation like this. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Where to from here, Australia?
_{By mactheblack}
It’s obvious the main problem with Australia’s national cricket side is that they are struggling to play as a cohesive unit. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Hughes gone, Khawaja struggling, but Ponting must stay
_{By Joe Karsay}
It seems it’s one step forward and two steps back for Australian cricket at the moment. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Michael Hussey also in the firing line
_{By Lee McDonald}
The Australian batting line-up is currently as fragile as butterflies made of snowflakes. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Black day for Australia despite Warner’s century
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Australia appeared certain to win the Hobart Test at stumps on day-3, being 0 for 72 chasing 241 for a victory. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Why Test cricketers need to play Shield
_{By amy_p}
While watching the first Test at the Gabba last week and running my eye down the scoreboard, I, like most others, was struck by how unrecognisable it ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
Why the two Test series is good for Test cricket
_{By Andrew Leonard}
New Zealand defeating Australia was the best result for Test cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
How Bracewell Doug the Black Caps out of a hole
_{By David Lord}
In November 1985, supreme New Zealand paceman Richard Hadlee captured 5-65 and 6-90 to claim the man-of-the-match, and the man-of-the-series awards in the third Test against Australia ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
The post mortem: NZ dig deep, but where is Australia’s will?
_{By Kristin Carville}
Forget the loss of the Ashes last summer, forget 47 all out at Cape Town, I think yesterday marks the bottom of the barrel for Australian cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/12/2011}
New Zealand break Aussie drought in last-wicket thriller
_{By Geoff Lemon}
It took 26 years, but New Zealand finally won a Test match in Australia, and did so by the narrowest margin in their cricketing history. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/12/2011}
New Zealand win thriller, beating Australia for first time in 20 years
_{By Laine Clark}
A brave final-wicket stand by David Warner and Nathan Lyon could not stop New Zealand celebrating their first Test win in Australia in 26 years. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/12/2011}
Australia face tricky chase to knock off Kiwis
_{By Michael Filosi}
Australia is well placed to win the second Test at Bellerive against New Zealand today, but must undertake a tricky run chase this morning to defeat the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/12/2011}
Quit bashing Australia
_{By dlang30}
Australian Cricket has been experiencing a rebuilding phase for a couple of years now, but it’s hard to understand why there are so many haters out there ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/12/2011}
Time to show some faith in Ed Cowan
_{By Keaton Jenner}
Tasmanian opener Ed Cowan demands selection for the Boxing Day Test against India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/12/2011}
Pattinson’s entry to Test cricket puts him amongst the greats
_{By David Lord}
James Pattinson’s sensational start to his Test career begs the question: how does he compare in the pecking order of his international peers? The 21-year-old Victorian has ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/12/2011}
Selecting cricket’s ‘World hit-or-miss XI’
_{By Alfred Chan}
After watching Virender Sehwag dominate the West Indian bowlers for the most runs ever scored in a one day international innings, I wondered whether he would have ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/12/2011}
The Baggy Green has lost its valour
_{By Alfred Chan}
Australia is no longer at cricket’s summit. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/12/2011}
Australians beware, Sehwag is on fire
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
As Michael Clarke goes out to toss with New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor today in the Hobart Test, half his mind will be on Indian’s dynamic opener ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/12/2011}
Don’t wrap our fast bowlers up in cotton wool
_{By David Lord}
Former firebrand Jeff Thomson is right on the money: Australian fast bowlers need to bowl more, not be wrapped in cotton wool by rotation. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/12/2011}
Did Indian cricket deserve to be No. 1?
_{By Shivaji Thapliyal}
When the Indians stepped onto English soil, they were relishing their newly-won status as the No. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/12/2011}
Players need to think for themselves; we have to let them
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
The modern media is such that anyone can have an opinion; so called “experts”, whether they be occupying a press box with binoculars or lazing in a ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/12/2011}
When SOS stands for Save Our Seamers
_{By Ben Pobjie}
Watch your back, James Pattinson. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/12/2011}
Ponting and Tiger on the same comeback trail
_{By David Lord}
Ricky Ponting wants Tiger Woods’ last outing to rub off on him when the second Test against New Zealand starts at Bellerive tomorrow. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/12/2011}
Duck, duck, goose egg, as Martin zeroes in on record
_{By Geoff Lemon}
There were significant moments aplenty at Brisbane. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/12/2011}
If he can avoid the Atapattu bust, Hughes can boom
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Yesterday, I wrote in defence of Phillip Hughes. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/12/2011}
Five ways you know it’s cricket season
_{By Chris Chard}
There’s a bloke in my office – let’s call him Big D – who exists as the workplace cricket barometer. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/12/2011}
Hughes, Ponting, and other selection quandaries
_{By Brett McKay}
The new National Selection Panel has dodged another series of bullets heading into the second Trans-Tasman Test in Hobart, with injuries again negating the need to make ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/12/2011}
An open letter to Ricky Ponting
_{By EP - Rugbywits}
Dear Ricky, don’t give it up. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/12/2011}
Phillip Hughes needs to develop some patience
_{By David Lord}
Let’s face it, Phillip Hughes is a Russian roulette batsman. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/12/2011}
Tendulkar vs Ponting: An old debate in a new light
_{By shivajithapliyal}
It is not the first time the colossal talents of Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting have been compared and it certainly won’t be the last, but let ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/12/2011}
We need to talk about Phillip
_{By Geoff Lemon}
We often hear about the supposed qualities of being Australian: an easy-going spirit, a tendency to side with the underdog, to rage against privilege. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/12/2011}
Australia well placed for summer ahead
_{By Joe Karsay}
After the first day of the Test summer, Australian cricket fans can feel a lot more confident than twelve months ago. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/12/2011}
Assaults on Test cricket tear at soul of the game
_{By M_Campbell23}
Test cricket is one of sport’s most sacred entities. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/12/2011}
Why the Black Caps could beat Australia
_{By Lee McDonald}
For 20 years, Australian cricket fans have greeted each summer with enthusiasm. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/12/2011}
Debutants win in November, but how will they go in December?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
What a month for three Test debutants from different countries at Test level this November. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/11/2011}
Cricket’s hysteria ramps up heading into summer
_{By ARTHURPAGONIS}
There is just an unreasonable amount of hysteria in cricketing media circles these days. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/11/2011}
Selectors must pick on form, not promise
_{By David Lord}
Peter Siddle should be the drink-waiter when the baggy greens take on the Black Caps at the Gabba, starting tomorrow. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/11/2011}
Youngest Test centurions: where are they now?
_{By David Lord}
Australian fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee is attributed with one of international cricket’s great quotes. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/11/2011}
The ending is just the beginning repeating
_{By Brett McKay}
Just as once-great eras end, new eras begin. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/11/2011}
Cricket South Africa in the dock
_{By The Crowd}
A bonus scandal inquiry that seeks to determine how monies were channeled to Cricket South Africa (CSA) officials following its hosting of the Indian Premier League in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/11/2011}
Marjorie Pollard’s Cricket for Women and Girls
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
In the Occupy London protest site just outside St. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/11/2011}
Kurtis Patterson: more young Blues talent for Australia
_{By The Crowd}
Over the years many have suggested that when NSW hands out the Baggy Blue they also hand over a Baggy Green to save time later. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/11/2011}
Ricky Ponting should bid us farewell this series
_{By Michael Filosi}
Australia enters its two Test match series against New Zealand this week with a raft of injury concerns, and it must be tempting for the new selectors ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/11/2011}
Big Bash selling-out Australian prospects
_{By spock18}
Twelve months ago, Patrick Cummins had just finished high school. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/11/2011}
Talking cricket with the titans of the game
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Call me a name-dropper but Thursday and yesterday (the 25th) were days to remember for me when I mingled freely with 14 past and present Test cricketers ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/11/2011}
Only two certainties in line-up for Brisbane
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The first Test against New Zealand starts in Brisbane next Thursday, and who will represent Australia is a riddle. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/11/2011}
Cricket Australia finally heading in right direction
_{By Rickety Knees}
In January of this year I wrote an article looking at Cricket Australia, where I deemed them to be ‘infected by the Endemic Clandestine Cronyism (ECC) parasite’. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/11/2011}
Could the second Test victory cost Australian cricket?
_{By Sir Percy}
The remarkable fight back win in the second Test to draw the series in South Africa may have hampered the growth of the Baggy Greens as Australian ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/11/2011}
Australian cricket is finally Cummins round the mountain
_{By Ben Pobjie}
I feel old.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/11/2011}
Clarke left in a no-win situation as a national selector
_{By David Lord}
The controversial Argus Review has placed Michael Clarke in an invidious position. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/11/2011}
Test cricket is dead? Not on your life!
_{By James Pennington}
Sitting watching the final day’s play between Australia and South Africa in the second Test begged the question: who needs Twenty20 when you’re chasing a record total ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/11/2011}
The ‘D’Oliveira Affair’: When sport and politics mix
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
There is a rather wishful school of thinking that presumes that sport and politics do not mix. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/11/2011}
The Goodship Baggy Green needs stability
_{By johnhunt92}
The question being asked from the Lodge to the Simpson Desert: what is the direction of the Australian Cricket Team? Despite the test win in South ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/11/2011}
Cricket Australia going from one bad decision to the next
_{By David Lord}
Cricket Australia stumbles from one major disaster to another – the latest, the appointment of Mickey Arthur as the national coach. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/11/2011}
Second Cummins? He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very clever boy
_{By Geoff Lemon}
What a game.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/11/2011}
Mickey Arthur new Australian cricket coach
_{By The Roar}
South African Mickey Arthur has been announced as the new head coach of Australian cricket, taking on one of the most scrutinised jobs in Australia. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/11/2011}
Cummins steals the show but did Ponting do enough to survive?
_{By David Lord}
Pat Cummins set Wanderers alight with a six-wicket haul in the second dig, hitting the winning runs overnight and claiming man-of-the-match on his Test debut. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/11/2011}
Just how good was Basil D’Oliveira ?
_{By The Crowd}
Basil D’Oliveira was a South African who emigrated to England to play cricket as a professional, something that was denied to him on account of his skin ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/11/2011}
Cummins’ haul shows the value of selecting on form
_{By David Lord}
Australian cricket selectors got it half-right handing expressman Pat Cummins his first baggy green against South Africa at Johannesburg. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/11/2011}
‘Moneyball’ shows cricket’s cliches are crooked
_{By Brendon}
The movie ‘Moneyball’, starring Brad Pitt and co-written by Aaron Sorkin, deals with Oakland Athletic’s General Manager Billy Beane’s challenge to overcome his team’s financial disadvantage in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/11/2011}
Cummins’ stunning debut and Ricky hits back
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
It seems Ricky Ponting’s obituary was written too soon by many experts. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/11/2011}
Australian cricket’s rebuilding phase must begin all over again
_{By Geoff Lemon}
A couple of years back, as the last of Australia’s golden Test generation drifted towards the giant commentary box in the sky, we told ourselves good-naturedly that ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/11/2011}
One day more, and Ponting’s era is at an end
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Ricky Ponting has one innings left in his Test career. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/11/2011}
New cricket match-fixing claims are irresponsible
_{By fernal73}
Is Messr Vinod Kambli a liar? Sachin Tendulkar’s schoolmate did a Kapil Dev on national television venting his angst at the perceived injustices done him by Indian ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/11/2011}
Queensland bulldoze Blues comeback
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
On the final day of their Sheffield Shield fixture, the Queensland Bulls secured their fourth straight win, seeing off a defiant middle order resistance from the NSW ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/11/2011}
What is wrong with bowling slow?
_{By owenteakle87}
The Australian Test selectors must have been watching Top Gun recently because they suddenly have a preoccupation with a need for speed. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/11/2011}
The good in the bad (Or Mitchell Johnson is heaps better than you)
_{By Ben Pobjie}
There are countless phrases and passages written by the tragically late Peter Roebuck that touched me, inspired me and stuck with me, but with Australian cricket in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/11/2011}
Cricket at its best with average Aussie side
_{By phil osopher}
I deal in fact, not opinion, and it is now a confirmed fact that cricket is most interesting when the Australian team performs poorly. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/11/2011}
After hefty loss, Test cricket very much alive
_{By johnhunt92}
In between the decay and despair of Australia’s loss to South Africa, something positive came out of the match. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/11/2011}
Peter Roebuck: a classy writer, and a friend
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
A bouncer from Jeff Thomson on my (non-helmeted) head in the 1970s would not have knocked me down as painfully as a phone call from The Roar’s ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/11/2011}
Time for the end of the Mitchell Johnson experiment
_{By M_Campbell23}
The time has come for Australia’s fascination with Mitchell Johnson’s mythical potential to end, and for it to be replaced with some rational analysis of his performances ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/11/2011}
Attitude not aptitude the problem with Australian cricket
_{By Michael Filosi}
The reaction to the poor performance of the Australian cricket side in the first Test against South Africa has been swift and excessive. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/11/2011}
South Africa vs Australia – extraordinary day 2 recap
_{By afishcalledyoussuf}
Australia opened the day eight wickets down, with the 300 that I’d claimed would be enough looking a distant prospect. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/11/2011}
Disgraced Aussies in need of a cleanout
_{By AdamLudeke}
Make no mistake; this Australian cricket side is as mentally weak as any national sporting team we have seen in recent memory. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/11/2011}
The day when wickets fell like ninepins at Newlands
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
In my 60 years of watching cricket I have not seen a day’s play when wickets toppled so fast, literally like ninepins. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/11/2011}
Australia dismissed for lowest score in 109 years
_{By David Lord}
Australian skipper Michael Clarke’s superb 151 in the first Test against South Africa at Newlands stands out like a beacon. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/11/2011}
Who predicted Shane Warne would become an orange seahorse?
_{By Geoff Lemon}
It was equal parts wonderful and awful. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/11/2011}
Please stay away, Warnie, for all our sakes
_{By Ben Pobjie}
Do not, I pray, get me wrong. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/11/2011}
Australia v Proteas: No love lost
_{By Lee McDonald}
Australians and South Africans don’t get along on the cricket field. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/11/2011}
What can Aussies achieve in South Africa?
_{By matty119}
As the home summer season edges closer, we have a bumper Test series between South Africa and Australia, unfortunately limited to just two Tests due to scheduling, ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/11/2011}
Is Shane Warne Australia’s Michael Jordan?
_{By Lee McDonald}
Shane Warne could be Australia’s Michael Jordan. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/11/2011}
Warnie signs on as Big Bash drawcard
_{By John Davidson}
Cricket Australia is investing a lot in its new Twenty20 Big Bash League, but it has scored a coup before a ball has even been bowled with ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/11/2011}
Katich versus Clarke: the next chapter
_{By Michael Filosi}
With global cricketing attention focused on how three Pakistani spot-fixers are dealt with in a court in England, a far less significant but no less interesting cricketing ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/11/2011}
Pakistan fixing scandal a blight on the game – and the ICC
_{By David Lord}
Justice Jeremy Cooke didn’t do international cricket any favours when he handed down custodial sentences in a London court yesterday to three Pakistan Test players and a ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/11/2011}
Will Mitchell Johnson be run out for 30?
_{By Joe Karsay}
Mitchell Johnson turned 30 on Wednesday. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/11/2011}
In-form Hussey key to Australia’s success
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Forget the Pup and Kat in-fight. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/11/2011}
Cricket Australia gets it hopelessly wrong again
_{By LeftArmSpinner}
In the space of 10 days, Cricket Australia has again shown why they are hopelessly incapable of dragging the Australian cricket team out of its current mire. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/11/2011}
Big hits, big innings under big fig tree
_{By mds1970}
Spring is well and truly among us. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/10/2011}
Katich sacking a disgrace
_{By David Lord}
Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland, and Australian captain Michael Clarke have hotly denied Clarke was responsible for Simon Katich’s disgraceful sacking as a contract player last June. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/10/2011}
Cricket Australia get it wrong, again, again, and again
_{By David Lord}
Cricket Australia stumbles from one left-field decision to another, with John Inverarity the latest. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/10/2011}
Oh boy, 5ives cricket sounds a dumb idea to me
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Forget what old pros like Clive Radley and Mark Alleyne and the MCC universities captain Robert Wooley think about it. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/10/2011}
Boom-Boom Afridi un-retires from cricket
_{By Lee McDonald}
“Boom-Boom” is back! No, I’m not talking about an increase in carnal relations amongst the general populace. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/10/2011}
Believe the hype about 18 year-old Patrick Cummins
_{By David Lord}
What’s all this nonsense about Patrick Cummins being too young and too inexperienced to wear a baggy green? The sensational 18 year-old speedster is living proof if ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/10/2011}
Pat Howard right man for Cricket Australia?
_{By The Corporate Box}
There was something underwhelming about the announcement of Pat Howard as the much anticipated GM Team Performance at Cricket Australia last week. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/10/2011}
Cummins epitomises Australian malaise
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
In five years time, world cricket could very well hail Pat Cummins as its number one bowler, such is the young man’s ability. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/10/2011}
Will Johnson, Hughes regain their magic in South Africa?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The selectors have done a good job in picking the Test squad for South Africa. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/10/2011}
Quade Boo-per and David Warner are peas in a pod
_{By David Lord}
It would be fair to compare Quade Cooper and David Warner. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/10/2011}
Cummings one for the future
_{By The Crowd}
The return to form of JP Duminy for South Africa and Shane Watson of Australia, must have pleased their respective selectors during the two nations’ T20 showdown ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/10/2011}
Why Lawson should be made Chairman of Selectors
_{By Luke Doherty}
If it was job interview, you would have appointed Geoff Lawson the new Chairman of Selectors on the spot. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/10/2011}
The Sheffield Shield 2011-12 preview
_{By Andyc}
This week sees the commencement of the 2011-12 Sheffield Shield, a competition that has stood the test of time as cricket’s premier domestic first class competition. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/10/2011}
Mumbai wins CLT20 but nobody cares
_{By Lee McDonald}
The Mumbai Indians won the Champions League Twenty20. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/10/2011}
Warner swings left and right and NSW are in the semis
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The way New South Wales are gunning like crack-shot cowboys, it appears they will lift their second Champions League Twenty20 trophy, after winning the inaugural competition in ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/10/2011}
Trent Copeland’s exclusion is hard to understand
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Trent Copeland, 25, did not set Sri Lanka alight with brilliant performances in the recently concluded Test series, but he showed promise of things to come. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/09/2011}
Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test series review
_{By matty119}
Michael Clarke’s first tour as Test captain and Tim Nielsen’s last as coach has been successful, with the first Test win enough to secure the series. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/09/2011}
The teflon era comes to an end
_{By Daniel Gray}
Like the proverbial, dead man walking, Tim Nielsen has gone about his business in Sri Lanka with a sense of dignity and respect. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/09/2011}
Nielsen quits amid mediocrity, new blood required
_{By David Lord}
Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland need look no further than the baggy green’s fielding coach Steve Rixon as the new national coach, following Tim Nielsen’s resignation. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/09/2011}
Hussey Hussey Hussey, oi oi oi
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Australia under new skipper Michael Clarke won a Test series for the first time since January 2010. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/09/2011}
Phil Hughes rescues his Test career, Australia
_{By David Lord}
Phillip Hughes saved his Test career yesterday with an unbeaten 122 against Sri Lanka, at Colombo. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/09/2011}
Series win will set Aussies up for summer
_{By Chad Bennett}
Australia go into the third Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo knowing they must win or draw to win a Test series they have thoroughly dominated. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/09/2011}
Australia look to clinch Sri Lanka series
_{By Lee McDonald}
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 mire alongside ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/09/2011}
Will Marsh be dropped or will he join the greats?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Will Shaun Marsh join Andy Ganteaume and Rodney Redmond or will he join Bill Ponsford, Doug Walters, Alvin Kallicharan, Greg Blewett and Saurav Ganguly in the Colombo ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/09/2011}
Phil Hughes, in or out?
_{By The Crowd}
After Phil Hughes’ duck on debut, many have questioned his ability to be the opening batsman in the Australian Test side. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/09/2011}
Hussey takes blinder as Australia fire with all guns [video]
_{By The Roar}
Australia has dominated the first day’s play in the second Test against Sri Lanka thanks to a complete bowling performance, and a fantastic catch by Mike Hussey. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/09/2011}
New boys make an impression
_{By The Crowd}
The Australian bowling attack has fresh faces, and they don’t get much fresher than the current squad taking on Sri Lanka. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/09/2011}
Aussies hungry for Kandy Test
_{By Lee McDonald}
The Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium (or the Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium if you prefer the long name) may be located in the sweetly named Sri Lankan ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/09/2011}
Detractors should cut Ponting some slack
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
Some have questioned Ricky Ponting’s decision to fly home for the birth of his second child, which will see him miss the second Test in Sri Lanka. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/09/2011}
Cope Lands a Winner and other zany biography titles
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Fathers’ Day has come and gone, but Christmas is not that far away. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/09/2011}
Australia convincingly back to winning ways
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
A Test victory at last! Australia, under new captain Michael Clarke, defeated Sri Lanka by 125 runs in the first Test at the picturesque Galle, to lead ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/09/2011}
Lyon magic puts Aussies on top
_{By Monisha Dikshit}
Is the search for a new successor to Shane Warne over? The answer lies with time but the moment belongs to Nathan Lyon. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/09/2011}
Nathan Lyon: Love at first spin?
_{By Lee McDonald}
Fortune favours the brave but also sometimes the naive. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/09/2011}
A big day for debutants Lyon and Copeland
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Yesterday was a day to remember for Australian Test debutants, tall quickie Trent Copeland and offie Nathan Lyon, in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/09/2011}
Youngsters show the way as Aussies look set for win
_{By David Lord}
Test cricket newcomers Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon have a lot in common. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/09/2011}
Hussey to the rescue as Australian batsmen fail to fire
_{By David Lord}
If you were in the trenches under heavy fire, you’d want Mike Hussey beside you. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/09/2011}
Aussie cricketers lost ability to rotate strike
_{By Marcus Taylor}
Before 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 ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/08/2011}
Will Clarke inspire Australia to a win in Sri Lanka?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
How the once mighty Australians have fallen in Test arena! They were on top of Test cricket for over a decade from mid-1990s to mid-2000s. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/08/2011}
Tendulkar and Malinga leaving the rest in their wake
_{By David Lord}
Overnight, Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar fell an agonising nine runs shy of reaching the mightiest milestone in cricket history: 100 international centuries. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/08/2011}
Argus Review gets it right and wrong with criticisms
_{By David Lord}
Don Argus has managed the impossible. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/08/2011}
Hilditch, Nielsen, Chappell rolled in CA shake-up
_{By Geoff Lemon}
When Australian cricket fans woke up this morning, they may not have known it, but the birds were singing and the sun was shining just for them. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/08/2011}
Cricket Australia’s performance review findings released: heads roll
_{By Tristan Rayner}
Cricket Australia has announced the results of their team performance review by Don Argus, with the key recommendations being a new management position as General Manager of ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/08/2011}
Turnaround captains have a lesson for MS Dhoni
_{By fernal73}
“A bad Board lets a good side down. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/08/2011}
Triple humiliation in defeat, and a king pair too
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
It’s not that India has not lost badly to England before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/08/2011}
How many Aussies would get into an Anglo-Oz XI?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
My Wednesday’s post – “England deserve number one Test ranking” – evoked a wide variety of responses. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/08/2011}
On form Mitchell Johnson turns up for Australia
_{By David Lord}
Mitchell Johnson is the world’s most bizarre cricketer. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/08/2011}
Tracing a life through the love of cricket
_{By shashank}
The year was 1996.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/08/2011}
MS Dhoni wins hearts but India lose Test
_{By fernal73}
Of the two sides fighting for the number one Test spot, only one stepped up to the plate. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/08/2011}
Strauss guides England to an unlikely series lead
_{By David Lord}
There’s something rather special about Andrew Strauss. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/08/2011}
West Indian cricket: Misfiring in Babylon
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
Within a short span of time, two documentaries on cricket have emerged. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/08/2011}
Bell’s end: Standing in Dhoni’s shoes
_{By Lee McDonald}
One of the most bizarre run-outs in the history of Test cricket occurred at Trent Bridge on Sunday, sending Twitter into a conniption which could be equated ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/08/2011}
T20 has moved on and Hayden should too
_{By Dixie}
Cricket Australia’s Big Bash revolution has taken an unfortunate step backwards with the signing of Matthew Hayden to the Brisbane Heat. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/07/2011}
What are the Australian selectors drinking?
_{By ceriseblood}
Cricket Australia major sponsor Victoria Bitter are fuming over the 15-man squad selected to tour Sri Lanka, believing it was a golden opportunity to blood new players ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/07/2011}
Big Bash – big mistake
_{By simon.kerrigan}
In the current climate of Australian cricket, it’s quite rare to see the captain of the Australian cricket team receive anything bar criticism. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/07/2011}
Confusion reigns again at Cricket Australia
_{By The Crowd}
The only positive thing to be said about the announcement of the Test squad to tour Sri Lanka is that it shows some signs that the Australian ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/07/2011}
Selectors seek spin without compromise, nor tact
_{By David Lord}
When the Argus Review into Australian cricket surfaces, Greg Chappell will the last national selector standing. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/07/2011}
Selectors drop surprises for the Warne–Murali Trophy
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
When will the Australian selectors learn? When you visit the Indian subcontinent you take an experienced spinner or two as if your life depended on it. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/07/2011}
The Little Master finds Lords a ton of trouble
_{By David Lord}
When champion Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar hangs up his boots, there will be a very significant hole in his stellar CV. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 26/07/2011}
Is Clarke’s withdrawal from Big Bash just good PR?
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
Michael Clarke has confirmed he will take no part in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash League. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/07/2011}
ICC spits on the history of the game
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
People tell me at the age of 25 my life is all about the future: getting the great job, great home, a loving wife and a family ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/07/2011}
Milestones aplenty as India, England duel for supremacy
_{By David Lord}
There was a lot more to England’s Andrew Strauss and India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni walking out to toss at Lords overnight. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/07/2011}
ICC greatest Test XI is a nonsense of history
_{By The Crowd}
The ICC, thanks to the help of 250,000 voters on their online poll, has chosen the following greatest Test XI in history. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/07/2011}
Please ICC, do not bring back Timeless Test Torture
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
To make Test cricket more appetizing, there were talks of reducing the length of each Test from the conventional five days to four. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/07/2011}
Standing in the shadows of sports’ greatest icons
_{By David Lord}
Watching the emotional Ulsterman, Darren Clarke, hold aloft the coveted British Open claret jug, reminded me of the Green and Gold Greats interview I had with Kel ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/07/2011}
Twenty20 not real cricket, says Richard Hadlee
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
As the chief guest of the Cricketers’ Club of NSW, New Zealand legend Sir Richard Hadlee spoke freely and frankly for the Rhythm and Swing Dinner at ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/07/2011}
Triple milestones for the England-India Lord’s Test
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The first Test between England and India starting next Thursday (21 July) will be the 2000th Test in cricket’s colourful history. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/07/2011}
Time to appreciate T20 for exactly what it is
_{By Rob McLean}
Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ve been fairly vociferous in airing my distaste of Twenty20 cricket in the past. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/07/2011}
Big Bash League: An outsider’s opinion
_{By Connor Kret}
Earlier this week, a bit of online reading had me stumble upon the newly created world of the Twenty20 Big Bash League. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/07/2011}
Great wicket-keeping all-rounders: Final part
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Let me conclude the great wicket-keeper batsmen series today with cricketers who have shone both in front of and behind the wickets. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/07/2011}
ICC allows Associates to play in 2015 Cup
_{By shanebrien}
Sanity has prevailed as the International Cricket Council (ICC) backed down from an earlier decision to reduce the 2015 World Cup from 14 to 10 teams. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/06/2011}
Cricket and Baseball: the forgotten story
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/06/2011}
Big Bash League can’t even understand itself
_{By Geoff Lemon}
As Big Bash hunting season approaches, Cricket Australia will be hoping that the three-week recruiting window will generate priceless publicity. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/06/2011}
Is Duncan Fletcher the right coach for India?
_{By shashank}
The arrival of Duncan Fletcher as Indian coach heralds a new era in the history of Indian cricket, though only time will tell whether it is for ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/06/2011}
A look at the great wicket-keeping all-rounders (part I)
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Much has been written on Test cricketers who have excelled with bat and ball. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 24/06/2011}
Australian cricket up the creek, without a paddle
_{By matty119}
I know I did my much-anticipated blog return, only days ago, but the events of this week mean I felt obliged to do another. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/06/2011}
Australian summer goes back to basics
_{By Ben Carter}
As mentioned ages ago – and confirmed in Tuesday’s fixtures from Cricket Australia – it was wonderful to see that the World Series is back! Woohoo! Now, ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/06/2011}
Australian cricket needs to catch a falling star
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Much has been made of the axing of Simon Katich from the list of contracted players for 2011-12. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/06/2011}
An undignified exit by Simon Katich
_{By Junior}
“Absolutely ridiculous!” That was how Simon Katich described the selectors’ decision not to renew his Cricket Australia contract. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/06/2011}
Katich debacle typical of Australian cricket decisions
_{By David Lord}
James Sutherland lost a lot of respect by condoning the sacking of Simon Katich, which has left even the average cricket-lover breathless in disbelief. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/06/2011}
There goes the saviour of Australian cricket
_{By LeftArmSpinner}
The Australian cricket selectors’ decision to not extend the contract of Simon Katich removes the only player likely to be the saviour of the rabble currently known ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/06/2011}
Why is tomorrow more important than today?
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
Cricket Australia’s decision not to renew Simon Katich’s contract highlights a worrying trend in sport. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/06/2011}
Does Katich’s sacking lie with Clarke?
_{By Joe Karsay}
Michael Clarke has failed his first test as leader before a ball has even been bowled in a test match. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/06/2011}
Does India have too much control over world cricket?
_{By Ben Murphy}
A recent survey conducted by the Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) found that around 70 per cent of players believe that the Board of Control for ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/06/2011}
In our hearts: who are Australia’s national icons?
_{By DysonBaker}
With the Australian cricket team turning a new chapter, the Wallabies still rebuilding and the Socceroos on the rise, what does it take to win the hearts ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/06/2011}
400 and out: cricket Tests with shock results
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
When a team scores 400 plus runs in the first innings of a Test, they are expected to win or, at worst, draw the match. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/06/2011}
Hilditch should never be able to select another team
_{By David Lord}
Nobody is better at dodging bullets than Andrew Hilditch. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/06/2011}
Cricket Australia contracts announced, Katich dropped
_{By Tristan Rayner}
Cricket Australia has today announced its list of 25 contracted players, with Patrick Cummins and James Pattison earning contracts for the first time. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/06/2011}
Remembering the 1989 Ashes tour of England
_{By The Crowd}
The 1989 Australian cricket tour of England could be seen as a watershed moment in the history of Australian cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/06/2011}
Unwanted politics in grassroots cricket
_{By Ben Murphy}
The game of cricket, just like many other sports, has become increasingly obsessed with money and power. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/05/2011}
Warnie’s mentor could spin a tale as far as a cricket ball
_{By David Lord}
Being with Terry Jenner was never ever dull. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/05/2011}
King Shane Warne retires, long live the king
_{By Joe Karsay}
Matty Hayden, in his book ‘Standing My Ground’, tells a great story about one Shane K. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/05/2011}
There goes Warnie, the many-splendoured legend
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
While some could argue whether he’s the greatest leg-spinner in cricket history, Shane Warne has been the sport’s biggest headline-maker in the last few decades. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/05/2011}
IPL is a gimmick, irrelevant and not good for cricket
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Call me a fuddy-duddy but IPL leaves me cold. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/05/2011}
Why the ICC must bring back Test boredom
_{By Ben Carter}
In the rush to ultra-sleek modernity, has the International Cricket Council forgotten what once made the sport so great? By jove, it was Test cricket! You remember ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/05/2011}
England want a captain for every occasion?
_{By Ben Carter}
So, England has gone down the Aussie route and finally appointed a hat-trick of skippers for the three cricketing formats. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/05/2011}
The ICC formula applied in other sports
_{By Ben Carter}
This whole “ICC preferring a 10-team Test-nation-only World Cup” business has got me thinking on a real left-field tangent of late. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/05/2011}
Will Aussie Buchanan lift New Zealand cricket?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Tall, bespectacled and analytical, John Buchanan, 58, is facing the strongest challenge of his roller-coaster career. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/05/2011}
Yesterday Pakistan, today Sri Lanka, tomorrow who?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
I usually keep myself away from controversies, especially match-fixing in cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 05/05/2011}
How Wisden determined the top cricketers of all time
_{By David Lord}
Under the heading Shane Warne is still our best spinner, it was also mentioned that he was named one of the five greatest cricketers of the Twentieth ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/05/2011}
Plans for Adelaide Oval great news for cricket fans
_{By David Lord}
Anyone who has enjoyed the privilege of watching Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval will be wondering if the proposed $534 million redevelopment program will destroy the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/05/2011}
Shane Warne still our best spinner
_{By David Lord}
Shane Warne is 41 years and 230 days old, and the first to admit he’s not fit. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/05/2011}
Why I agree with Cook’s vocal threat of strike action
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
At last someone has spoken out boldly. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/04/2011}
Does Australia deserve to be ranked No. 1 in ODIs?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
It comes as some surprise that Australia is still ranked No. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/04/2011}
Aussie knockers wrong when it comes to Michael Hussey
_{By David Lord}
Australians are the greatest knockers of their sporting champions, in the world. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/04/2011}
Restoring cheer to the Cricket World Cup
_{By marees}
In one extremely short-sighted stroke, the ICC is attempting to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/04/2011}
Oh for a genuine all-rounder for Australia
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
All-rounders do more than pick up Man of the Match awards: they win matches. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/04/2011}
Have Watson’s fifteen sixes lifted Aussie morale?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Is this the dawn of a new era for Australian cricket under a new captain? Look at the positives. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/04/2011}
Ponting still best option for captain
_{By The Crowd}
Ricky Ponting’s resignation and the appointment of Michael Clarke as Australian cricket captain have dominated the the sports sections of Australian newspapers recently. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/04/2011}
Will Big Bash League bash Australian cricket?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Why, why, why? Hasn’t Australian cricket suffered enough from a surfeit of meaningless matches? And when we thought things cannot get any worse, it is about to. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/04/2011}
All eyes on Tendulkar as IPL gets set for launch
_{By David Lord}
The world’s premier batsman Sachin Tendulkar has the toughest assignment of the 10 IPL skippers, trying to keep the peace between long-time protagonists – Andrew Symonds and ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/04/2011}
Is Australia’s sporting dominance over?
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
When our cricketers exited the World Cup a week earlier than they would have liked, it was the last remaining piece of evidence to confirm what we ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/04/2011}
Ten-team 2015 World Cup a massive joke
_{By shumpty77}
News today that only the 10 Test playing cricket nations will be represented at the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is a knee ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 06/04/2011}
Yes we Khan: How India took their shot at redemption
_{By Geoff Lemon}
In sport, as in life, we are sometimes offered the chance to atone for past failings. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/04/2011}
India claims famous World Cup win at home
_{By David Lord}
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the toast of India today. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/04/2011}
Do you want to play International cricket?
_{By the hawk}
ECB Chairman Giles Clark is hitting the road on BBC’s new reality competition series “England’s Next Great Batsman”, to premier next season London – The Chairman of ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 01/04/2011}
India to play Sri Lanka in a World Cup final to remember
_{By David Lord}
India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakarra have been by far the best tactical captains at the tenth Cricket World Cupon the sub-continent – blowing ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 31/03/2011}
New era: Clarke captain, Watson vice-captain of Australia
_{By Tristan Rayner}
Cricket Australia has this morning announced Michael Clarke as captain of the Australian cricket team, and Shane Watson vice-captain. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 30/03/2011}
Ponting quits as captain
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Ricky Ponting has quit as captain of the Australian Test and one-day teams, with Michael Clarke set to succeed him in these roles. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 29/03/2011}
Aussies gone as World Cup finally takes shape
_{By Geoff Lemon}
It’s certainly fitting.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/03/2011}
Ricky Ponting’s punting on Test captaincy
_{By David Lord}
Forget all the talk about Ricky Ponting’s future as Australia’s ODI captain, that’s only clouding the real issue. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 28/03/2011}
Sad farewell to World Cup cricket for Punter
_{By Monisha Dikshit}
More often than not, victories and achievements generate a passion in laymen to follow their greatest sporting idols. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 27/03/2011}
We’re out of the Cup! Now let’s sack the selectors
_{By David Lord}
A courageous, and out-of-character, century from skipper Ricky Ponting, his first for 13 months, wasn’t enough to keep Australia’s four successive World Cups campaign alive. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/03/2011}
One fading White makes a wrong
_{By AlfredC}
Heading into the World Cup, a number of Australian batsmen were expected to pick up their game and guide us through our toughest campaign in three World ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/03/2011}
The Death of Cricket, and other short stories
_{By Geoff Lemon}
“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” Mark Twain is apocryphally credited with writing to a newspaper journalist. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/03/2011}
Fingernails shredded by World Cup classics
_{By Geoff Lemon}
In direct contrast to early fears, the drawn-out group stage of the Cricket World Cup has served up some of the greatest limited-overs cricket in living memory. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/03/2011}
Why Ricky Ponting should have walked
_{By jdamato}
Australia suffered its first defeat in a World Cup match since 1999 on Saturday night, losing to Pakistan by four wickets. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/03/2011}
Aussies exposed as soft-centred bullies
_{By LeftArmSpinner}
“Don’t give it if you can’t take it. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/03/2011}
Let the real World Cup Cricket finally begin
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
With the preliminaries over, the Cricket World Cup (CWC) starts on Wednesday when Pakistan and West Indies play the first Quarter Final at Dhaka in Bangladesh. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/03/2011}
Classy Tendulkar shows Ponting how to walk
_{By David Lord}
Runs aren’t the only criteria separating the two most prolific run-getters in international cricket history – Sachin Tendulkar, and Ricky Ponting. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/03/2011}
Why the minnows need to stay in the CWC
_{By Ben Carter}
So, the Irish cricket team apparently hates chasing down anything under 300… In another excellent display that rammed home why the Associate-level nations should stay in the ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/03/2011}
England are the cornered bears of CWC
_{By pavilionopinions}
Poor Werner Herzog.
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/03/2011}
Anxious wait ahead for lucky England at World Cup
_{By David Lord}
England’s skipper Andrew Strauss has been flying by the seat of his pants throughout the World Cup, on the sub-continent. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/03/2011}
If Watson and Haddin fail, Australian cricket is gone
_{By David Lord}
Opening batsmen Shane Watson and Brad Haddin must keep firing if the Australians are to win a fourth successive Cricket World Cup. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/03/2011}
Big Bash: Trust pink, forget stains at Sydney Thunder?
_{By Ben Carter}
After reading yesterday about the two new franchise name and colour combinations for Sydney’s 2011-12 Big Bash League teams, I don’t want to do what the advertising ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/03/2011}
Playing the waiting game at the CWC
_{By Ben Carter}
As Edmund Blackadder once told nurse Mary Fleischer-Baum: “Back in England, I’m a 20-a-day man. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/03/2011}
Will umpires be redundant by 2020?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
These days two aspects annoy me in cricket. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 16/03/2011}
Umpires should answer to poor decisions
_{By David Lord}
Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Irish counterpart William Porterfield have been highly critical over some aspects of the UDRS at the Cricket World Cup. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/03/2011}
South Africans are chokers no more
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Normally I am a big MS Dhoni fan and have often written that he is India’s best captain of all time. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/03/2011}
Bangladesh win in a strange unpredictable tournament
_{By David Lord}
Jamie Siddons knows all about disappointment. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 12/03/2011}
What a shame! Lehmann can’t replace Hilditch
_{By David Lord}
The appointment of the adventurous Darren Lehmann as Queensland coach will give the battling Bulls a huge lift. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/03/2011}
Some forward thinking from the ICC. Finally!
_{By Ben Carter}
Well, it looks like the International Cricket Council is finally getting somewhere. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/03/2011}
Highlights from our record WC streak
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
In the end, mother nature achieved the feat that has eluded cricket teams for nearly 12 years: stopping Australia from winning a World Cup match. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/03/2011}
Brotherly love sets the 2011 World Cup alight
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
The current World Cup shares one striking similarity with the inaugural World Cup in 1975. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/03/2011}
England edge South Africa at World Cup
_{By therookie}
England somehow bowled out South Africa for 165 to win by six runs in Chennai on Sunday. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/03/2011}
Weak teams don’t deserve a free ride at World Cup
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Sixteen days into this World Cup, and we know as little as we did when the squads were first announced. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/03/2011}
The cricket conversation: social media and the modern commentator
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
The wine loving John Arlott and the somewhat austere Alan McGilvray would have been bemused. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/03/2011}
Mike Hussey gets World Cup call
_{By David Lord}
Mike Hussey has been recalled to replace the injured Doug Bollinger in the Australian World Cup squad. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 07/03/2011}
Cricket’s Associations – how the other sides live…
_{By Ben Carter}
Want to play a new game? We’ll call it “Associate For A Year”. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/03/2011}
Afridi bowls Pakistan out of trouble
_{By therookie}
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has saved his side from a humiliating loss against Canada. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/03/2011}
Fixing allegations stink of a smokescreen
_{By KiwiLuke}
What a bunch of twits (and no, that’s not Twitter talk). ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 04/03/2011}
Irish ripper! 5-left over (I mean, 4-leaf clover)
_{By Ben Carter}
What did I say? I was talking up Ireland in particular to work mates two months ahead of this year’s World Cup even starting – and I ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/03/2011}
O’Brien plays innings of lifetime as Irish eyes smile
_{By David Lord}
Irishman Kevin O’Brien blasted his way into the Cricket World Cup (CWC) record book overnight and in the process led Ireland to a first-time shock defeat of ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 03/03/2011}
Is Cricket guilty by Associates-on?
_{By Ben Carter}
Another week of the ICC World Cup goes by, and another Associate nation gets hammered by a Test teams. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 02/03/2011}
Oh no, angry Ponting sets a poor example. Again!
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
Tired? Stressed? You’re probably Ricky Ponting. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/02/2011}
ICC needs to rethink how status is awarded
_{By Ben Carter}
Right, let’s get this over and done with: give Ireland Test cricket status and then every cricket fan can breathe a sigh of relief before this World ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 25/02/2011}
Have Clarke and Johnson proved the mockers wrong?
_{By The Crowd}
With Michael Clarke (58 from 55 balls) and Mitchell Johnson (4/19) doing the job for Australia against Zimbabwe, have they silenced the critics who would prefer them ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2011}
Why not show us the minnows playing?
_{By Ben Carter}
Early during Monday night’s second innings of the Australia-Zimbabwe World Cup clash at Ahmedabad, commentator Ian Chappell made an important point: Australia hadn’t played Zimbabwe in a ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2011}
Is the ICC trying to kill off its own tournament?
_{By Ben Carter}
According to a CricInfo report by Tariq Engineer on February 20, just 4,000 tickets to this year’s World Cup final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will be made ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2011}
Easy win after sluggish start for Australia against Zimbabwe
_{By The Crowd}
What had started out looking like a strange tactic, to block out the first 20 overs without getting too many on board, turned into a reasonably well-laid ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2011}
The Minnow Debate at the Cricket World Cup
_{By Binoy Kampmark}
Canada crushed playing the formidable Sri Lankans. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2011}
Zimbabwe prosper a little but Price not quite right
_{By Vinay Verma}
If Santana was running the ICC he would be singing “Let the Children Play”. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2011}

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