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Matt Cleary

Matt Cleary

Steve Smith? Who'da thunk it?

Steve Smith? Who'da thunk it?

All of us who wrote him off when we heard he had been picked for the Ashes will now proceed to eat our hats

23-Aug-2013•Matt Cleary
So you think you can bat?

So you think you can bat?

Ten nightwatchmen who (mostly) went above their call of duty

16-Aug-2013•Matt Cleary
The games people play

The games people play

Cricketers who could also swing a club or a foot or two

10-Aug-2013•Matt Cleary
Why Dharmasena gave Khawaja out

Why Dharmasena gave Khawaja out

Let us compile a list of the most implausible reasons shall we?

02-Aug-2013•Matt Cleary
Bring the angst

Bring the angst

For Australia, it's a time of bitter introspection about what has gone wrong

26-Jul-2013•Matt Cleary
If Gilchrist is good, is Waugh bad?

If Gilchrist is good, is Waugh bad?

The DRS has opened up a whole other barrel of monkeys with machine guns, hasn't it?

19-Jul-2013•Matt Cleary
For the love of Vicious

For the love of Vicious

He doesn't do enough in the air or off the pitch - except for when he does

12-Jul-2013•Matt Cleary
My Australian XI for Trent Bridge

My Australian XI for Trent Bridge

Thought only selectors make shocking picks? How about having no frontline spinner for the first Ashes Test?

05-Jul-2013•Matt Cleary
Boof Lehmann, top bloke

Boof Lehmann, top bloke

Ask a few of the kilt-raising, cricket-hating Scots who met him in Worcester in 1999 and they'd agree wholeheartedly with the assessment

01-Jul-2013•Matt Cleary
The smartest cricketers XI

The smartest cricketers XI

A team featuring an Oxford graduate, a farm boy from Dungog, and an artistic wicketkeeper. And Shane Warne

21-Jun-2013•Matt Cleary
What's not fun about watching first-class cricket?

What's not fun about watching first-class cricket?

It's important to attend a game or two for the sake of your health and happiness. Get to it

14-Jun-2013•Matt Cleary
Dear David Gower...

Dear David Gower...

What would an Ashes series be without Aussies and Poms giving each other stick about something or other? Answer: nothing

07-Jun-2013•Matt Cleary
The 16 Aussies who went to South Africa

The 16 Aussies who went to South Africa

The squad that toured a country under apartheid in 1985-86 played some quality, hard-fought cricket, but at what cost?

31-May-2013•Matt Cleary
Less cricket on TV? Hallelujah

Less cricket on TV? Hallelujah

Why Channel Nine should be applauded for not broadcasting domestic cricket in Australia

24-May-2013•Matt Cleary
A cricket bucket list

A cricket bucket list

Going on a tour, writing a match report, talking to Big Merv... try doing some of these things before you meet your maker

17-May-2013•Matt Cleary
When AB and Thommo nearly pulled off a Melbourne heist

When AB and Thommo nearly pulled off a Melbourne heist

One December afternoon in 1982, Allan Border found an ally in the form of No. 11 Jeff Thomson and they almost pulled off the greatest last-wicket chase in history

10-May-2013•Matt Cleary
What Richards and Gilchrist did for modern batting

What Richards and Gilchrist did for modern batting

Their styles were completely different but the result was always the same: quick runs and defeated bowlers

03-May-2013•Matt Cleary
My Australian XI for the Ashes

My Australian XI for the Ashes

The squad that has been selected isn't bad at all. The quicks could trouble batsmen, and someone like Usman Khawaja needs just one good score to start a chain of them

25-Apr-2013•Matt Cleary
How to attract more women to cricket

How to attract more women to cricket

Show them a good time through the sidelights, and if they enjoy themselves they may come back for more

20-Apr-2013•Matt Cleary
Cricket's greatest bearded XI

Cricket's greatest bearded XI

And so, for no reason, cricket's greatest beard XI

12-Apr-2013•Matt Cleary
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