Chennai spoil Mumbai's party
And the DJ ruined the spectators' partyMihir Gosalia29-May-2014Choice of gameSince Mumbai was hosting the eliminator and a qualifier game, I decided to go for both. I am a Mumbai Indians fan, but this time I…
Slapstick Sri Lanka give it away
There were a few occasions on the opening day at Headingley when Sri Lanka could be satisfied with their effort, but a succession of loose shots eventually proved costly and it could be a long…
From beach to Blast for Pietersen
To seek to exist as a T20 specialist is the most precarious of occupations. Cricket is not like the movies where Harrison Ford can still get the girl even though he is in his 70sDavid…
Domingo's extension serves as World Cup motivation
The smoothness with which South Africa moved from a stuttering summer to starting Domingo's second year in charge with success earned him CSA's confidenceFirdose Moonda15-Sep-2014Russell Domingo's contract extension, which will keep him as South Africa's…
Topsy-turvy Vidarbha bank on batting
A preview of the prospects of Vidarbha and Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2014-15 Ranji season13-Dec-2014Vidarbha By Vishal DikshitHaving switched from Karnataka to Vidarbha, Ganesh Satish will want to hit the ground running with his…
Stokes' ride gets uncomfortable
Ben Stokes is slipping alarmingly from England's greatest asset to a liability they are struggling to carryAlan Gardner08-Dec-2014For England in Sri Lanka so far, it has been a case of tinkering underneath the hood, fixing…
Cricket and cheese
In the wake of KP's cheese-heavy memoirs, here are nine more cricket-and-cheese stories. Where there's a will there's a wheyHenry Cowen17-Nov-2014Cheese. Why ever not? We're an optimistic bunch at AOC and in the wake of…
The inherent dangers of batting
The sickening blow that struck Phillip Hughes is a reminder of the ever-present dangers associated with facing fast bowlers, even while wearing a helmetBrydon Coverdale25-Nov-2014Nari ContractorAfter being struck on the head by a bouncer from…
Inventing the T20 future
The creation of the BBL was an investment by Cricket Australia, an investment to expand cricket's audiences with a view to one day making a profit. It was also in this sense, a riskFreddie Wilde30-Jan-2015"The…
Embarrassment to foster radical change
Good may come of this debacle. There can be no concealing the poverty of England's cricket now. This performance - or lack of it - cannot be tolerated George Dobell in Adelaide09-Mar-20155:01'Worst England performance in…