Michael Jeh

Every time a pitch on the subcontinent spins a bit, it apparently devalues the integrity of cricket

At a time when Australian cricket is going through a bit of a soul-searching period, it is a good time to ask some questions about the long-term health (viability) of a sport like cricket in a country that, unlike the subcontinent, has many

A month away from the start of the World Cup, with no clear favourite emerging and all squads announced, I'm throwing out the form book and looking at the list of 'support staff'

Watching Ponting bat is one of the great pleasures in life

When the Different Strokes blog was initially launched a few years ago, the brief was simple: provide perspectives from your corner of the globe; not propaganda or jingoism but opinions and views on cricket

It's clear from the first two Ashes Tests that the UDRS is still a long way from being perfect

For a proud and successful sporting country, there's a national debate going on in Australia right now that almost resembles a post-mortem of sorts

The umpires just stand by and do very little to hasten proceedings

The last decade or so has fuelled a global desire for a higher standard of living that is less tolerant of what was deemed "acceptable" not so long ago

Can experiments go wrong or does the very notion of an experiment essentially mean that there is no right or wrong, merely the testing of a theory or method

Most batsmen clearly find it easier to score more heavily in the third innings of a Test

In my most recent post , I 'fluked' the Laxman prediction and it opened up some dialogue that deserves a follow-up piece

With a fascinating final day's cricket in prospect in Mohali, it will be hugely interesting to see if India can defy the law of averages and chase down this target of 216

I'm in the middle of a bad dream; Like Jekyll & Hyde, Romantic and Pragmatist share my cricketing soul whenever I think of anything to do with Pakistani cricket

For a non-gifted sportsman like myself, frustratingly, golf and cricket seem to have diametrically opposed plans for me

In my last post , I touched briefly on the traditional Australian way of selecting captains

Whichever way you look at it, Michael Clarke's reign as captain of Australia's T20 outfit must be under serious consideration

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world ..

Anyone brave enough to make any predictions

I just think it's a refreshing change to see a captain (or any player for that matter) adopting such a frank attitude to their own form