John Stern

John Stern

Take them covers off

Take them covers off

Earlier entries: Intro , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 .

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

Freddie Flintoff loves his music and he loves singing

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sachin puts his hand up

Sachin puts his hand up

Duncan Fletcher’s public utterances are few and far between and rarely memorable

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Call the Engineer

Call the Engineer

After the hoo-ha about the booing of Sachin Tendulkar, the Wankhede crowd again came under scrutiny yesterday.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Naming ceremony

Naming ceremony

Cricketers are not known for their attention to detail

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Slaying the Beast

Slaying the Beast

If you’re a bat geek (that’s as in willow rather than Bruce Wayne) you might know that Kookaburra’s bat the ‘Beast’ was recently deemed illegal by MCC, the arbiter of cricket’s Laws, because it had a graphite strip down the back of the blade.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Better Fred than read

Better Fred than read

Virgin Atlantic do their best to alleviate the fidgety tedium of a long-haul flight with some half-decent movies, some re-heated but generally top-notch comedy and a bunch of music channels to suit most tastes.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I wish I could have batted like KP'

'I wish I could have batted like KP'

Nasser Hussain talks about turning into a batsman, fear of failure, his relationship with Duncan Fletcher and leaving at the right time

11-Apr-2010•Interview by John Stern

Another coach derailed

Another coach derailed

Mickey Arthur's departure as South Africa coach is confirmation of where the power lies in the dressing room. Coaches might pick the team but they certainly don't have total control or accountability for team affairs

26-Jan-2010•John Stern

Raging bull

Raging bull

Extreme heat can do things to people: in Sharjah in 2002 it turned Shoaib into a madman

20-Dec-2009•John Stern

The clown who came back

The clown who came back

Spinner, jester, all-round "Marmite personality", Graeme Swann talks about how his wings were unclipped and he returned from the county wilderness

27-Oct-2009•John Stern

Gilchrist walks

Gilchrist walks

An Australian giving his wicket away? At the World Cup? Truth is often stranger than fiction

20-Sep-2009•John Stern

Last man standing

Last man standing

Can Australia's captain rebuild an empire ravaged by age and retirement?

10-Apr-2009•John Stern

Beefy hits it into the confectionery stall

Beefy hits it into the confectionery stall

Botham's 149 was mostly all humpty, but one shot stood head and shoulders clear

15-Mar-2009•John Stern

On the campaign trail

On the campaign trail

Twenty minutes with the chairman of the board

13-Jan-2009•John Stern

Trial by water, trial by fire

Trial by water, trial by fire

Two English legends against two of the greatest bowlers ever

14-Oct-2008•John Stern

Spun out

Spun out

The cupboard is worryingly bare when it comes to replacements for Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan

Two into three won't go

Two into three won't go

Having three parallel leagues will not benefit English cricket

From hit and giggle to do or die

From hit and giggle to do or die

Why the increased focus on Twenty20 just may be good for English cricket

How good is Sidebottom?

How good is Sidebottom?

England's Roger Daltrey-lookalike seamer is in contention for the crown of the world's top fast bowler

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