Let’s not abstain players too much from blame
THE review into the state of Aussie cricket confirmed players existed in an awful environment, but it shouldn’t be unfair to suggest the players were significant contributors to it as well.
THE review into the state of Aussie cricket confirmed players existed in an awful environment, but it shouldn’t be unfair to suggest the players were significant contributors to it as well.
HIDDEN somewhere behind the rhetoric that will accompany the release of Australia’s cultural reviews will be the simple truth about a cricket nation suffering from a horror hangover, Robert Craddock writes.
ONE of the many truly humbling parts of Australia’s desert mauling by Pakistan is that it was inflicted by the type of cricketer our nation traditionally scorns – the crafty medium pacer.
AUSTRALIAN cricket this week launched an advertising campaign featuring players reconnecting with the public. The challenge now is to reconnect with each other.
AUSTRALIA’S Ashes debacle should be the perfect cue for Australia to try and persuade one of the game’s greats to relink with the Australian cricket side.
Claims that the selectors’ decision to omit Brad Haddin from the Third Test has harmed team harmony are alarming, writes Scott Walsh.
REPLAY OUR CHAT: BEN Dorries says Michael Clarke has fought the good fight but looks completely gone as a Test batsman. Do you agree?
BLOG from noon: Robert Craddock says Chris Rogers would be well within his rights to change his mind about retiring after the Ashes.
MILLIONS of cricket fans will mourn the death of the legendary Richie Benaud. But none more than a man who knew him better than most – fellow former Australian skipper Ian Chappell.
BACK at the scene of the crime, New Zealand has the opportunity to exact the ultimate revenge for the most outrageous sporting travesty ever inflicted on their country, the infamous underarm delivery.
INDIA’s impressive World Cup progression is candid proof a good old-fashioned backstreet mugging can occasionally work wonders for a cricket team.
WATCHING the England cricket team sink without trace, especially when playing in Australia, is one of sport’s purest pleasures — and it never gets old.
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