 Say it ain't so...It’s extraordinary. The moral fabric of sport is being severely tested. It’s being eroded in some cases and in others ripped to shreds. In cricket’s case, over the last two weeks you could say it has seen its Butt. Read full blog |
 A sad realisationJust as one would see in the movies, the news of the world conducted a rather successful sting operation on a corrupt players’ agent and basically caught him red-handed. Read full blog |
 Pakistan credibility reaches breaking pointThe corruption scandal that exploded this week is the latest damaging blow to Pakistan cricket and former players fear it could be the one that finally crushes the credibility of the sport in the South Asian nation. Read full blog |
 Oh for a leaderOoh my word, isn’t there some tough talking going on! Lots of big men talking loudly, posturing aggressively and threatening to flex their muscles. Read full blog |
| Dodging danger in Dambulla.... We have had a very interesting time of it in the last three weeks in Sri Lanka during the one day series. Read full blog |
| One-day cricket like you've never seen it before Imagine Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal going head-to-head for a big prize in a new format of the game. Read full blog |
 'Doosra' stumps allcomers in cricket lexiconThat cricket has a language all of its own is something that has long been acknowledged. Read full blog |
| Sehwag was robbed... For over 200 years our fine game has achieved high ground simply by adhering to one important unwritten guideline. Read full blog |
| Be gentle? Pass the sledgehammer... What a remarkable performance that was. A full-on live, televised press conference to announce that very, very nearly nothing would be changing at the head of the national team. Read full blog |
| Reaching for the next level Season 2010/2011 is just about upon us once again, just a few more weeks of quiet in these parts and then it’s off with what will hopefully be a bang as the Champions League T20 takes place in South Africa. Read full blog |
| Umpires Review Decision System is flawed..... It really is time for the International Cricket Council to take control. The current scenario regarding the implementation of the Umpires Review Decision System is flawed. Read full blog |
| Winter cleaning It used to be a regular occurrence in a cricketer's life but these days, even for decent first-class cricketers, the chance to have two or three months off is becoming more and more of a rarity. Read full blog |
| Cheers Oom Rudi... The week gone by has been about saying goodbye to the amazing Mr Mutthiah Muralitharan and reminiscing on how good he has been in this our wonderful game. Read full blog |
| Murali Wonder There is a lot going on in the world of international cricket at the moment but much of it is behind the scenes. Graeme Smith has been invited by the ICC to explain his call for a formal Test Championship, moves are afoot to formalise the ODI format of the game into something that people can recognise and there are high level (but low key) talks around a two or even three-tier Test format to allow ambitious nations like Ireland, Kenya and the Netherlands to have a hope of qualifying – even briefly – to play in the “Premiership” of Test nations. Read full blog |
| Where were you? I was awoken early by torrential rain on Day 5 of the first test in Galle between Sri Lanka and India. An historic cricketing day was looming and the late monsoon weather was putting a spanner in the works and threatening to derail proceedings. Read full blog |
| Come in spinner....... I jet into Sri Lanka this week to witness something very significant. I will be hosting the intriguing series between Sri Lanka and India for Ten Sports and along with my fellow commentators will be bidding farewell to one of the great of the game after the first test in Galle. Read full blog |
| Dale Steyn set for life of a Cobra Dale Steyn has never seen his current pace of life before, never even imagined it. The world’s top ranked bowler is experiencing unprecedented demands on his time but is coping – just! Read full blog |
| Champion hosts, now to be champions As everybody wonders what to do with their evenings now that the FIFA World Cup football feast has come to an end, I wonder too at how the feeling of world champion must be. Read full blog |
| "Sorry. I don't know" - Australian I like Australians, I really do. Some of my best friends are Australians. I even travelled twice to the country, once to Brisbane and once to Sydney, because I desperately wanted to be there when two friends were married. Read full blog |
| Papering over the cracks...... Here’s a statistic for you. A leading national newspaper in America called USA Today, recently conducted a poll and asked its readers... Read full blog |
Say it ain't so...It’s extraordinary. The moral fabric of sport is being severely tested. It’s being eroded in some... |
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A sad realisationJust as one would see in the movies, the news of the world conducted a rather successful sting... |
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Oh for a leaderOoh my word, isn’t there some tough talking going on! Lots of big men talking loudly, posturing... |
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Pakistan credibility reaches breaking pointThe corruption scandal that exploded this week is the latest damaging blow to Pakistan cricket and... |
