Ashley Mallett

Ashley Mallett

Former Australia spinner

Why Clarke must give up the ODI captaincy

Why Clarke must give up the ODI captaincy

His injuries and absences are unsettling Australia's young side. The selectors must save him for Tests and hand the one-day reins to a deserving candidate

14-Mar-2012•Ashley Mallett

The last of Trumper

The last of Trumper

It is a hundred years to the day that Victor Trumper played his last Test match. A look back at the genius batsman (and his phobia of clergymen)

01-Mar-2012•Ashley Mallett

When Dickens shouldered arms

When Dickens shouldered arms

How the first England team to tour Australia might not have, if it were not for a refusal by the great novelist

19-Feb-2012•Ashley Mallett

Clarke treads in the footsteps of the greats

Clarke treads in the footsteps of the greats

Australia's three great modern captains have been Richie Benaud, Ian Chappell and Mark Taylor. And their latest leader may soon be counted among them

13-Feb-2012•Ashley Mallett

Warner's Achilles heel

Warner's Achilles heel

The Australia opener has been found out by spin. How he copes against slow bowling will be crucial to his future

28-Jan-2012•Ashley Mallett

Hazare's Adelaide magic

Hazare's Adelaide magic

Sixty-four years ago an Indian batsman made all of Australia applaud with two hundreds in a Test against Bradman's feted team

22-Jan-2012•Ashley Mallett

The problems with Lyon and Ashwin

The problems with Lyon and Ashwin

The lead spinners on both sides have been under par during the first two Australia-India Tests

12-Jan-2012•Ashley Mallett

Bradman versus Warne

Bradman versus Warne

What if the greatest batsman of them all had faced the finest legspinner ever?

07-Jan-2012•Ashley Mallett

What Kerry did

What Kerry did

Kerry Packer died on the first day of the Boxing Day Test in 2005. A look back at the man who changed the fortunes of the world's best cricketers forever

25-Dec-2011•Ashley Mallett

Memo to Nathan Lyon

Memo to Nathan Lyon

Spin the ball hard, mix up the pace, follow your instincts

06-Dec-2011•Ashley Mallett

Finger flickin' Mendis a must for Pallekele

Finger flickin' Mendis a must for Pallekele

The man who took Mendis straight from the army into Sri Lanka's spin-bowling academy says he could be the difference in the Tests against Australia

07-Sep-2011•Ashley Mallett

Terry, my twin

Terry, my twin

A day on from his funeral, Jenner is remembered by one of his long-time bowling partners as a man with great powers of persuasion and a passion for spin bowling

01-Jun-2011•Ashley Mallett

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