Ed Jackson, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, says that despite Australia’s recent Test success against West Indies. The Australian team has weaknesses that could be exposed against stronger opposition over the next 18 months. Ahead are some of t…
One-day cricket? I could take it or leave it. Test cricket, on the other hand… Before you know it, another summer of cricket has again passed us by. We have had it all. Australia losing its first Test match to the Kiwis for more than 20 years, …See…
In the Sydney Morning Herald, Sourav Ganguly says Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have earned the right to decide when they should quit the Test side, and the selectors should give them that respect. I do not disagree that performance is …
Michael Clarke batted for more than 10 hours to score 329 against India at the SCG. What kept him going for that long without cramping and being stricken by fatigue? David Sygall tells us in the Sydney Morning Herald. Australian team strength and condi…
Remember Gavin Robertson, the Australia offspinner who made his Test debut against India in Chennai in 1998, and then fell off the international circuit after a few months? In the Sydney Morning Herald, Daniel Lane narrates what happened to Robertson a…
Greg Baum, writing in the Sydney Morning Herald, says yesterday, at the MCG, the pitch did a bit, and so – subtly – did the bowlers, but the batsmen flattered them. Once, most good batsmen played late, with soft hands, delaying contact until all the mo…
It is often said that New Zealand raise their game when they face their Trans-Tasman rivals Australia but the reality over the past decade is quite different, writes Will Brodie in the Sydney Morning Herald. It’s as if sports-starved fans have contri…
In the Sydney Morning Herald, Greg Baum recounts Australia’s dramatic chase at the Wanderers. Tahir screamed for lbw. Cummins said he felt it was going to leg. Johnson said to him it had pitched outside off. ”That’s just what I thought!” Cummins said…
Peter Roebuck funded the education and well being of several underprivileged youth in Africa. One such person lucky to cross Roebuck’s path was Psychology Maziwisa, who met him in Harare during a Test match in 1999. Maziwisa recounts his experiences wi…
AP Former Somerset captain and renowned cricket writer and broadcaster Peter Roebuck committed suicide at a hotel in South Africa on Saturday soon after reportedly being questioned by police. He was 55. A report by the Sydney Morning Herald, …See all…
