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Christian Ryan

Christian Ryan

Laughing boy

Laughing boy

Like Bradman before him, Ponting turned the opposition into ball-ferriers, delighting in his mastery all the while

14-Jan-2010•Christian Ryan
The case for fear

The case for fear

With no fear of decapitation to conquer, how can a cricketer be truly brave?

24-Dec-2009•Christian Ryan
The ball's too big

The ball's too big

Bats have steadily gotten bigger over the years; why has the ball stayed the same size for close to a century?

01-Dec-2009•Christian Ryan
An Australian sort of hero

An Australian sort of hero

Tendulkar's single-minded dedication to run-scoring is something they identify with Down Under

14-Nov-2009•Christian Ryan
Days of blind hope

Days of blind hope

Selection trials are obsolete now, and the big players hardly ever play domestic cricket. How does the modern selector judge who is a future Test cricketer and who isn't?

20-Oct-2009•Christian Ryan
Run, Ricky, run

Run, Ricky, run

The unthinkable is something Australia's captain must be thinking about, a lot

29-Sep-2009•Christian Ryan
Let's get Fred

Let's get Fred

It's time Australia's think tank latched on to Flintoff's weakness against right-handers

27-Jul-2009•Christian Ryan
The quiet Australian

The quiet Australian

A no-frills colossus who gritted his teeth, got down to it and stayed around till the bitter end. A salute to Allan Border, with Ricky Ponting on the verge of overtaking him as his country's leading Test run-scorer

17-Jul-2009•Christian Ryan
Slats socks it to England

Slats socks it to England

Begin as you mean to go on? Michael Slater invented the dictum

28-Jun-2009•Christian Ryan
The weight on Warner's shoulders

The weight on Warner's shoulders

How well can Australia's latest prodigy do? Depends on how well he tackles the doubt, fear and expectation that accompany him when he walks out to bat

11-Jun-2009•Christian Ryan
The madness of Digger Hilditch

The madness of Digger Hilditch

It's hard to think of an Ashes squad weirder than the one picked by the NSP

20-May-2009•Christian Ryan
The main non-event

The main non-event

If a stump falls and no one is around to write about it, does it mean Australia must be playing Pakistan

04-May-2009
Pity the poor leggie

Pity the poor leggie

Bryce McGain should be given all the help he needs to make sure his first Test is not his last

26-Mar-2009
Unpredictable is watchable

Unpredictable is watchable

Australia have had to strain every sinew for the win against South Africa. It makes for a nice change

12-Mar-2009
Whatever happened to team spirit?

Whatever happened to team spirit?

Australia's dressing-room celebrations used to be about spontaneity and mateship. Not anymore, it would seem

26-Feb-2009•Christian Ryan
Hookes hits out

Hookes hits out

With five resounding strokes in the Centenary Test, a new poster boy for Australian cricket is born

08-Feb-2009•Christian Ryan
Six obsession

Six obsession

The Australian selectors' fixation on creating allrounders out of players who aren't has affected more than a few careers

15-Jan-2009
How good is Haydos?

How good is Haydos?

Matthew Hayden has played the muscular biffer, pillaging mostly average attacks with great success. Is he among the greatest openers, as his figures seem to indicate?

25-Dec-2008
Why ugly can be beautiful

Why ugly can be beautiful

The cricket in the Nagpur Test was variously decried as being defensive and unimaginative. But who said Test matches are about attacking all the time?

13-Nov-2008
Almighty who?

Almighty who?

Ponting's team clearly isn't the force Waugh's or Taylor's were. They don't bat, bowl or field as competently

17-Oct-2008
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