Rivals see the light but Gabba in the dark ages
Thursday night’s lights-out drama has highlighted the Gabba’s mounting image problem. But it does have a couple of big pluses, writes Robert Craddock.
Expert Opinion
Pucovski selection not the gamble it seems
ROBERT CRADDOCK: At first glance, the selection of 20-year-old Will Pucovski for next week’s Gabba Test may seem an audacious gamble.
Pucovski gamble sees Aussies revive tradition
The time was right for drastic action, and in picking youngster Will Pucovski, Australian Test selectors have returned to a traditional approach, writes Ian Chappell.
Warne’s big Ashes call on Smith, Warner
With less than three Tests between now and the Ashes, spin king Shane Warne says banned men Steve Smith and David Warner must walk straight back into an Australian side that has serious questions to answer.
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AB’s medal fading into insignificance
THE Allan Border Medal is not doing justice to the great Australian cricketer it is named after, writes The Courier-Mail journalist Ben Dorries.
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.
Black Caps building something special
THE most intriguing cricket series of the year — Australia and New Zealand early next summer — may yet be the one most people don’t even know is on.
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