Time for third umpire to get a software update?
Once considered the cushiest job in cricket, the demands of technology now mean the third umpire must be part mathematician and part computer geek as well as being an expert in the laws of the game.
Expert Opinion
Craddock: Burns deserves to make it sixth-time lucky
Joe Burns has been dropped from the Test side five times and fought his way back to partner David Warner. Robert Craddock writes the gritty Aussie opener deserves a change of luck which may have finally arrived in Perth.
Starc destruction signals arrival of pink-ball cricket
Mitchell Starc is a red-ball traditionalist who excels with the pink ball. His destruction of New Zealand’s top order in Perth was one of the greatest endorsements for the pink ball, writes Robert Craddock.
Chappell: Starc rejig reaps rich rewards
Selected for just one Ashes Test, Mitchell Starc has honed his bowling technique and the Kiwis have paid the price. Plus, should Marnus Labuschagne be considered for the captaincy?
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Johnson on factions, fights, sackings and betrayal
IN an exclusive extract from his book ‘Resilient’, Mitchell Johnson reveals he lost respect for Mickey Arthur when he was sacked for not doing homework.
Smith still Australia’s leading man
STEVE Smith needs a positive opening to the Test summer to shore up confidence in his leadership, but there’s no reason to doubt him yet, writes Ian Chappell.
Aussies wrestle with art of sledging
AFTER Kepler Wessels caused a stir when he slammed Australia’s verbal tactics, ROBERT CRADDOCK asks: to sledge or not to sledge?
It’s time to pick specialists
AUSTRALIAN cricket must abandon conventional thinking and take a horses-for-courses policy to all future tours of the subcontinent, writes Ben Dorries.
Time to turn to Swepson, says Mallett
AUSTRALIA’S spinners have bowled too many loose deliveries against Sri Lanka and it’s time for some fresh talent to be blooded, says former Test star Ashley Mallett.
Subs for all injuries? It’s just not cricket
CRICKET Australia wants to throw open the idea of widening the substitution proposal to incorporate all injuries suffered on the field.
Players need to get to grips with pink
DAY-NIGHT Tests are crucial to the future of cricket but administrators need to bring players along for the ride to guarantee its success, writes Ian Chappell.
Complex Crowe set a high bar
THERE is a subtle mark of a champion player that goes beyond cold statistics. It’s when other great players impersonate them, writes Robert Craddock.
‘Now we’re on top, we’ll be hard to knock off’
IAN CHAPPELL gives his verdict on an Australian Test summer that saw Steve Smith’s side rise to the top of the rankings in a quietly efficient manner.
Beware the Ugly Coach: scourge of junior sport
THE Ugly Coach imposes unsuitably sophisticated methods borrowed from top-flight professional sport on kids. Don’t be that guy, for their sake, and your own.
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