Peter English

The complex Australia-India relationship

In his column in The Age Greg Baum looks at the relationship between Australia and India and wonders if “the gap can ever be bridged” .

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Kervezee wants shirt off Ponting’s back

Alexei Kervezee, the 17-year-old batsman from Netherlands, is so young he says he could call Glenn McGrath “Dad”

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Ooh aah, first-change McGrath

Jon Pierik reports in the Herald Sun Glenn McGrath is set to finish his career at first change .

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Aussies and Proteas too mature for food fights

Australia and South Africa might be staying in the same St Kitts hotel, but don’t expect the fierce rivals to share breakfast

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Jonty almosts chokes in laughter at pressure claims

Jonty Rhodes apparently burst out laughing when told Glenn McGrath still thinks South Africa can’t handle pressure

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

The case of Sherlock Holmes playing in The Netherlands

Not many World Cup teams can boast a link to Sherlock Holmes, AFP reports

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Australians angry over Sunny's outburst

"Sunil Gavaskar's increasingly puritanical tone reached new levels of ridiculousness when he said Australia's cricketers would be in danger of being belted if they carried on in a bar as they do on the cricket field,” writes Chloe Saltau in The

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Ponting convinced Australia are still scary

Ricky Ponting has obviously not noticed how rival teams have been buoyed by Australia’s five-match ODI losing streak

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

South Africa’s choke is no joke

As a bowler Glenn McGrath has been excellent at figuratively keeping his hand around batsmen’s throats

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Big man's momma says Dwayne is worth the weight

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Shocks and surprises

AFP runs through some of the World Cup upsets , starting with Sri Lanka's win over India in 1979

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Brave Scottish spinner offers Australia tips

Scotland have a couple of Australians in their squad and one of them has offered some selection suggestions for the opening game

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Party boys or professionals?

The tournament hasn’t started but the late-night rumours about the West Indians have

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Admire the greats at the Farewell Cup

Ricky Ponting, in his column in The Australian , rates the modern greats who will probably be playing their final World Cup .

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

The Hoff prepares for Australia reunion

In the Sun-Herald Paul Hoffmann, who is from central Queensland but is playing for Scotland, looks back at his run-ins with Australia’s current players

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Clarke no longer the unknown 'journalist'

Four years ago Michael Clarke arrived in the West Indies as a player who was so anonymous Brian Lara thought he was a reporter

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Ponting goes one-on-on with team-mates

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Australia still in a spin

Jon Pierik writes in the Herald Sun about the Australian slow bowlers holding a “spin summit” .

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Lack of spin a worry for Australia

Jon Pierik, writing in the Herald Sun , worries about Australia’s lack of quality spin options during a tournament where the pitches are expected to offer turn.

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

Instant dismissal for New Zealand body-slam

In her blog Monique Devereux wonders whether New Zealand’s body-slamming wicket celebrations were behind the shock warm-up loss to Bangladesh.

25-Feb-2013•Peter English

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