Why fix claims against Australia don’t add up
AL JAZEERA’S sensational match-fixing documentary is like one of those action movies you see where the drama is thick in the air but somehow the loose ends just don’t tie up at the end.
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Langer’s favourite Wayne Bennett quote
NEW Australian cricket coach Justin Langer is a great admirer of Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett, who he met through former mentor and Queenslander John Buchanan.
Langer’s challenge with or without Warner
NEW Australia coach Justin Langer wants the old-fashioned Aussie mateship and he wants David Warner … The big question is can he have both, asks ROBERT CRADDOCK.
If you built it, they will eventually stop coming
A SPORTS stadium is like a car, its “newness” fades quickly and it is soon overtaken by a better model. So it is with Brisbane’s iconic Gabba, writes Robert Craddock.
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The stench of being a match-fixer
WHEN cricket’s World Cup starts in Australia, every big name cricketer in the world will be there, except for one: Mohammad Amir.
It’s time to rid cricket of “bullying”
DAVID Warner is a recidivist when it comes to agitation but administrators deserve as much blame as the cricketers for the escalation in confrontations.
AB world’s best in all three formats
AB de Villiers’ remarkable innings only confirmed that he’s the best cricketer in the world in all three forms of the game, writes Michael Hussey.
Cricket penalties don’t fit the crime
CRICKET continues to make a laughing stock of itself when it comes to cracking down on player behaviour, says ROBERT CRADDOCK.
Small flaws in Aussies’ Cup approach
AUSTRALIAN selectors should have picked a leg-spinner in the 15-man World Cup squad and named Steve Smith as vice-captain, writes Ian Chappell.
Indians would lift BBL’s standard
THE Big Bash League is a fabulous product, but it would be great to see a sprinkling of Indian players in the competition, writes Allan Border.
How KP made Aussie fans like him
A year ago egocentric Kevin Pietersen was the cricketer Australians loved to hate, but now “The Walking Ego” is cricket’s “Captain Charisma”.
Adelaide Strikers fans sold out
CRICKET Australia’s decision to program a neutral final at Manuka Oval appears vacuous given the electric experience in Adelaide this summer.
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