Australia news

Former umpire Lou Rowan dies aged 91

Feb 3, 2017: Lou Rowan, the Australian umpire who was at the centre of the 1971 controversy in which England captain Ray Illingworth led his team off the SCG, has died at the age of 91

Cricinfo XI

Officious officialdom

Aug 22, 2006: The furore which surrounded the activities of the umpires during the Oval Test is not the first time that officials have found themselves in the spotlight. We highlight 11other instances where the umpires rather than the players have taken centre stage

The Week That Was ... January 16-22, 2006

A new power, an old ranter and Ganguly's ins and outs

Jan 22, 2006: Martin Williamson looks at The Week that Was for January 16 to 22, 2006

The behaviour of the Australian team

Aussie moralising smacks of double-standards

Jan 19, 2006: So how is it that the same team who grinned and bore it throughout the English summer are now being castigated Down Under for their lack of sportsmanlike behaviour?

Former umpire brands captain a 'smart arse'

Ponting labelled a disgrace to Australia

Jan 19, 2006: 80-year-old former Test umpire Lou Rowan has branded Ricky Ponting a disgrace to his country and expressed his disgust at Australia's conduct this summer

Dunne provides rare insight to Kiwi umpiring

Aug 12, 2003: Various aspects of the New Zealand cricket spectrum have been covered in books, but former international umpire Steve Dunne has been the first to present the umpire's view