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Iain O'Brien

Iain O'Brien

Why New Zealand were not wrong to entrust Southee with the Super Overs

Why New Zealand were not wrong to entrust Southee with the Super Overs

Might it be that the batsmen were just better than him at that place and time?

05-Feb-2020•Iain O'Brien
New Zealand were in at the deep end

New Zealand were in at the deep end

Their schooling against spin is far from adequate, so they need to learn on the job, at the highest level

15-Oct-2016•Iain O'Brien
Baz and I

Baz and I

It wasn't the easiest thing in the world being in the same team as Brendon McCullum

20-Feb-2016•Iain O'Brien
The glamorous life of a Test match bowler

The glamorous life of a Test match bowler

Sleepless nights, pills, pain, stiffness, sweat, toil, and some more pain - welcome to a day in the life

07-Dec-2015•Iain O'Brien
What happens in a batting collapse

What happens in a batting collapse

The mood inside the dressing room turns sour, and batsmen forget to play the way they normally do. It doesn't have to be like that

09-Nov-2015•Iain O'Brien
New Zealand are more than a product of McCullum

New Zealand are more than a product of McCullum

The team now has the right line-up of players, playing to the right plan. It is not merely conforming to the image of its captain

20-Jun-2015•Iain O'Brien
How I learnt to love the IPL

How I learnt to love the IPL

A cricketer from quieter climes gets thrown into a cauldron of sensory overload

10-May-2015•Iain O'Brien
What makes Warner snap?

What makes Warner snap?

His tendency to get in opponents' faces has been in focus in recent weeks. Do we know what is motivating this behaviour?

20-Jan-2015•Iain O'Brien
Living and working with the bouncer

Living and working with the bouncer

Hitting someone with a short one is sickening for a bowler, and worse for the batsman, but the game must go on, and the bouncer is a part of the game

26-Nov-2014•Iain O'Brien
One scrapper to rule them all

One scrapper to rule them all

Ricky Ponting was the last person you wanted to spite. If you tried, you were in for a pasting

02-Oct-2014•Iain O'Brien
The strange beast called confidence

The strange beast called confidence

While Mitchell Johnson rides a wave, Alastair Cook has discoverd the perils of having to take big decisions alone in a stressful time

02-Jan-2014•Iain O'Brien
The big brother I wanted to be like

The big brother I wanted to be like

Batting and bowling alongside Chris Martin was a lesson in temperament

05-Jul-2013•Iain O'Brien
The site that turned into a description

The site that turned into a description

For players, the relationship with ESPNcricinfo endures beyond their playing careers

10-Jun-2013•Iain O'Brien
'I want to do something special'

'I want to do something special'

Tonight, I was ‘balls out’ going for it, and I felt great

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Wind, wickets and Tower returns

Wind, wickets and Tower returns

Delayed start, soggy outfield, very quick lunch and we’re into it; day one of the second Test is underway

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Calling on Wellington

Calling on Wellington

It’s just a quick one tonight before we head into tomorrow’s second Test match

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Thank you Dunedin!

Thank you Dunedin!

I can’t really explain the feelings that are still running through me now, but what I can tell you, if I could bottle this, save it up somehow and tap in to it when times are tough, life would be so much better

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Hot paper clip and toenail treatment

Hot paper clip and toenail treatment

I woke this morning to a lot of noise outside

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Rated zzzz...

Rated zzzz...

I’m done, I’m pretty well knackered

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
Off day at the warm-ups but good on the pitch

Off day at the warm-ups but good on the pitch

Dan and Baz played well again, it was great watching them take us “oh so close” to lunch

25-Feb-2013•Iain O'Brien
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