Top 25 Ashes players since World Series Cricket split
FORTY years ago, many of Australia’s finest players joined Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket. Robert Craddock marks the anniversary of the great divide with his best Ashes 25.
Expert Opinion
Strauss stokes fire with limp response
THE silent vigil England cricket chief Andrew Strauss is keeping outside Bristol police headquarters has become an embarrassment, writes Ben Horne.
Wade’s selection just doesn’t add up
MATT Wade is not the best wicketkeeper in Australia. That has never been in dispute. He’s not even the best keeper/batsman. So why is he the proud owner of a lucrative CA contract?
Aussie team a shadow of its former self
OVERPAID. Over-rated. Pampered. Prima donnas. This is feed back from fed-up Australian cricket fans – the same ones who once worshipped the Punters and Pigeons of this world.
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It’s time for Australia to go bold not old
IF Australia believes Steve Smith is a Test captain in waiting why not give him a taste of the job at the Gabba next month, asks Robert Craddock.
I wouldn’t want to captain Australia now
I don’t believe the current system allows you to captain Australia properly because there are too many people to tell to get stuffed, writes Ian Chappell.
Wander World as Aussies fly and fail
MIDDLE Eastern contrasts: Western Sydney Wanderers show how to win away from home while Australia’s Test cricket team is humiliated in the desert.
Tales of a case of Don but not forgotten
SACHIN Tendulkar’s story at the Bradman Gala Dinner on Wednesday was a neat spin on a story old enough to sport just a few whiskers.
Not all bad news from Dubai: Chappell
PAKISTAN said swing and spin were Australia’s Achilles heel and so it proved to be, but there was some good news to drift out of the desert.
Clarke: Marsh a future Aussie captain
I believe young all-rounder Mitchell Marsh can be a future captain of Australia, writes current Aussie skipper Michael Clarke.
Clarke: too much rest is bad for me
I‘LL do whatever it takes to give myself a chance of playing but I will always put the team first, writes Australia captain Michael Clarke.
Cricket aiming to be our No.1 sport
HOW much cricket is too much? Answer: for those of us who love the noble old game more than any other sport, there is no such thing.
New king cements his place in ICC
CRICKET’S controversial new king will reveal in Melbourne on Thursday how he proposes to reign over the game.
Cook hits out at criticism from Warne
SHANE Warne always was good at tormenting his victims until they snapped in frustration and played a shot they would regret — and he still is.
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