Australia will have to be prepared to chase anything on a pitch where South Africa look increasingly at homeFirdose Moonda01-Dec-2012The joke is that Perth is a far-flung province of South Africa, given the number of…
An interest in film-making has seen James Anderson get involved with a Massai warriors team, hoping cricket can improve their livesGeorge Dobell30-Nov-2012Plenty of sportsmen end their careers with a trunk load of anecdotes about their…
Despite being the leading wicket-taker in 2012, Rangana Herath has been repeatedly brought on rather late in the innings by Mahela Jayawardene, and the captain has not attacked enough with himAndrew Fernando at the SCG04-Jan-2013In…
With the sternest of tests to begin his international coaching career, Ashley Giles needs to use the series to develop his side for the Champions Trophy and World CupGeorge Dobell10-Jan-2013There may be moments over the…
From Chris Liston, United Kingdom We've all got our views on past, current and future England captainsCricinfo25-Feb-2013Chris Liston, United KingdomWe've all got our views on past, current and future England captains. I disagree with Doug…
A chronological list of the slide of Australia since the summer of 2012 till the four players were axed in the middle of the Indian tourDaniel Brettig12-Mar-2013Michal Clarke has had all sorts of reasons to…
A slogging Sheffield Shield final cannot be allowed to encourage thoughts of its removal from the domestic scheduleAlex Malcolm27-Mar-2013There isn't an element of Australian cricket that hasn't escaped the spotlight in the wake of the…
Revisiting the first Champions Trophy, South Africa's only major one-day triumph in a global eventFirdose Moonda27-May-2013There is one ICC tournament that South Africa approach with excitement rather than a sense of trepidation: the Champions Trophy.…
The Ashes are over, but dry your tears, there's oodles of fantastic cricket to comeAndy Zaltzman26-Sep-2013Welcome back to the first Confectionery Stall of the 2013-14 international cricket season, a schedulers' smorgasbord that will involve (in…
Michael Clarke's century in Worcester was an indication of a clear mind.Daniel Brettig at New Road04-Jul-2013It is no coincidence that Michael Clarke's carefree century against Worcestershire seemed to indicate that a weight had been lifted…