L ast month Pakistan kicked up a bit of a storm when they decided to dry-roast the Rawalpindi pitch to make it ...
Imagine a park without a single blade of grass, with no greenery save a few trees and shrubs of acacia. Garbage is strewn around liberally and donkeys occasionally bray from one corner. In another ...
To watch highlights now of the 1975 World Cup final is to open a kind of time capsule whose contents are recognisable but obviously of a cricket world now long bygone. Helmetless batsmen whirling slim ...
In the '70s I was always Chappelli. Backyard cricket with my competitive neighbour John was epic. I always batted and was Australia's No. 3. He bowled. He was often one of those fearsome quicks from ...
ODI # 2598: England v West Indies at Nottingham, NatWest Series, 07/07/2007 ...
ODI #2607: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, 25 Jul 2007 ...
ODI # 2172: Australia v United States of America at Southampton, ICC Champions Trophy, 13/09/2004 ...
When Sir Donald Bradman left us for the cricket ground in the sky in 2001, I was absolutely humbled to be asked at his memorial service… My time for the song arrived. The television crew directed me ...
No. 2 Ian Botham: 50 and 149 not out; 6 for 95 and 1 for 14 England v Australia, Headingley, 1981 Ian Botham's confidence was low and his mood unpredictable when England arrived for the third Test at ...
From the north-east of Australia down to the south of India, from the '60s to the '90s, our jurors pick their favourites Queensland Bulls 1994-95 - 2001-02: five Sheffield Shield and Pura Cup ...
Talent spotter, brand manager, publicist, PA, troubleshooter, friend, guide - it's all in a day's work for the player agent Reg Hayter was a one-off. A long-time cricket correspondent for Pardons ...
ODI #2607: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, 25 Jul 2007 ...