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MAY 20, 2013

Leadership looks a distant dream for Warner

Picking a fight over an issue the Australian public doesn't really care about, that too with journalists of considerable repute, isn't going to help Warner in the long run

David Warner has shown he can be mature and avoid risk in his batting when he wants to, so what's his excuse here? © Getty Images

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MAY 09, 2013

Australian cricket's single voice

New administrative reforms mean the board is more equally representative of the states, and that there is an admirable new focus on the health of the national game

APRIL 24, 2013

A well-insured squad

Australia's Ashes side is probably not the most potent team they can put out, but it's a selection based on adequate back-up

APRIL 23, 2013

Australia must choose their vice-captain wisely

Given the state of Michael Clarke's back, his deputy may be called up any time to fight for the Ashes and more

MARCH 20, 2013

Warne's solution is not the answer

Shane Warne's solution to the disciplinary problems Australia faced in India involved music and alcohol, an astonishingly simplistic answer to a serious issue

MARCH 12, 2013

The vagueness behind Australia's crisis

The danger with writing an opinion piece so early on in the life of an evolving story is that not all facts are known yet, nor might they ever be revealed. Hindsight will no doubt reveal inaccuracies and mistaken assumptions on my part

MARCH 01, 2013

Cricket washed down with Australia's mess?

With the critical report published into Australian sport, Michael Jeh looks at how relevant the 10 points are to cricket

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Cricket threatened by second XIs

To those unfamiliar with the Australian sporting landscape, these last few weeks have been full of controversy on many levels

JANUARY 21, 2013

Where have all the 'thinking batsmen' gone?

I'm starting to form the view that when the pitch is a bit lively with two new balls, modern batsmen have stopped thinking for themselves

JANUARY 13, 2013

Adequate rest resulting in injuries now?

Anyone who has read my recent posts will know that I've been shouting myself hoarse over the injury epidemic that is sweeping through world cricket

JANUARY 07, 2013

A disgrace to cricket

For the first time ever, my entire family happened to be watching this game when the Warne/Samuels incident kicked off

JANUARY 01, 2013

Where does Sangakkara sit in the 10000 Club?

There is a French proverb that states that "to compare is not to prove"

DECEMBER 29, 2012

Australia's injury scenario a bizarre tale

Following on from my most recent piece I now have cause to feel even more aggrieved for Mitchell Starc

DECEMBER 26, 2012

Australia's 'best XI policy' goes for a toss

Why not just entrust the fitness of an individual to that individual himself, and allowing him to live and die by his own fitness regime?

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Clarke sets the benchmark high

Since taking over from Ricky Ponting Clarke has seemingly created a culture that is refreshingly open, honest and upbeat, even in adversity

DECEMBER 16, 2012

How to keep fast bowlers in the park?

So what's changed in the last decade since the heyday of McGrath, Pollock, Vaas, Courtney Walsh, Wasim Akram and that genre of fast bowlers?

DECEMBER 06, 2012

Was Quiney the sacrificial lamb?

Was Quiney genuinely the best available batsman in the country three weeks ago when he made his Test debut?

DECEMBER 03, 2012

Is cricket the only sport that rewards the less skillful?

Here's a question that may require a bit of thought; it occurred to me late on the third day of the engrossing Perth Test

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Business jargon in cricket: who's accountable?

All sports, not just cricket, are in the habit now of obfuscating the plain truth with jargon that has probably been borrowed from a business text book

NOVEMBER 08, 2012

Too much Mercedes, not enough Maruti

A strong theme that seems to be emerging is this notion that young bowlers are just not getting the workload under their belt these days to ensure durability

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