Mindgames

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Warne v Cullinan revisited

Russell Jackson: Mind games were as much a part of Warne's armoury as the flipper in the mid-1990s, and his battle with one South African batsman captured the imagination

JANUARY 31, 2014

From 'sarong Johnnie' to national icon

Janaka Malwatta: By refusing to back down, Arjuna Ranatunga proved to the opposition and his own team that Sri Lanka had earned the right to compete as equals

DECEMBER 29, 2013

What's competitive about ugly on-field behaviour?

V Ramnarayan: Today's on-field aggro is no better than the worst kind of bullying by schoolboy thugs. It's time to outlaw such conduct

DECEMBER 03, 2013

Doesn't sledging hurt anyone?

Michael Jeh: Players insist that what's said on the field doesn't affect them, but then why do it at all? And why go up in arms when someone seemingly crosses the line?

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

When petulant jingoism is mistaken for news

Michael Jeh: A Brisbane newspaper's campaign to vilify Stuart Broad has backfired spectacularly, and deservedly, as it wrongly portrays Australian fans as churlish and immature

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The Official Confectionery Stall Ashes Preview

Andy Zaltzman: Andy Zaltzman provides the almost-definite preview of the Ashes series and why England should, could, or might not retain the urn

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Warne still a master of spin

Dave Hawksworth: His mischievous ability to leave a trail of breadcrumbs for the media to follow has served him well since he retired from playing

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Warne, Watson, and the importance of emotional intelligence

Michael Jeh: A certain famous legspinner has shown he does not quite get leadership - in contrast to the two captains in the upcoming Ashes series

JULY 13, 2013

Sri Lanka's final hoodoo

Chathura Pinnawala: If you make it to tournaments' finals repeatedly, your skills cannot be questioned. Are Sri Lanka's problems a mental issue then?

APRIL 10, 2013

Ponting and Harbhajan hug and make up

Nikita Bastian: Ricky Ponting and Harbhajan Singh have quite a history, with plenty of verbal back and forth between the two over the past decade. At IPL 2013, though, all of that seems to have been long forgotten