Opinion - Ed Cowan - Cricinfo magazine 2 http://www.espncricinfo.com Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb Opinion - Ed Cowan - Cricinfo magazine http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ A real test? Not in your backyard Playing Test cricket overseas is the greatest examination of skill a cricketer must pass. Despite the increasing uniformity of the touring experience, playing abroad hasn't really got easier http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567495.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/567495.html Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:17:08 GMT When cricket is like being in love The heady feeling of playing in a Test match, which can lay bare your every emotion, is in some ways similar to the early days of a blooming romance http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555688.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/555688.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:28:56 GMT What's so great about a batting average? Runs, averages and wickets hardly tell the story of a player, a match or a career. We need more meaningful statistics in cricket http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/543061.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/543061.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:40:17 GMT Facing the fastest gun in the west A top-order batsman deconstructs the all-too-brief contest http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/537783.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/537783.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:32:47 GMT Why Australia needs spicy pitches There has been comment about result wickets in Shield cricket, but those aren't as bad as they're being made out to be http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/532335.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/532335.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:49:38 GMT Is cricket the black dog of the sporting kennel? Are cricketers more pre-disposed to depression than the average man in the street? http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/524905.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/524905.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:06:17 GMT The skewed realities of the Big Bash League Test aspirants have been left facing pay cuts, while those with prodigious Twenty20 skills look forward to getting big money for little work http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/522015.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/522015.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:52:38 GMT