Rob Smyth

The XI biggest tactical blunders

The XI biggest tactical blunders

Rob Smyth on moments of misjudgment or folly that horribly backfired

15-Jul-2004•Rob Smyth

Flintoff's stuck for statistics

Flintoff's stuck for statistics

Rob Smyth on the strange disparity between Andrew Flintoff's stats and value

30-Mar-2004•Rob Smyth

The odd couple

The odd couple

Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain hardly look like perfect partners: one is left-handed, laid-back and most likely to be sat in his hotel room strumming his guitar; the other is right-handed, rigid and more likely to be climbing up the walls

12-Mar-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Rob Smyth in Kingston

Ponting's raised stakes

Ponting's raised stakes

Ricky Ponting embarks on his first campaign as Test captain

10-Feb-2004•Rob Smyth

Brett Lee's date with destiny

Brett Lee's date with destiny

When Brett Lee bounded into Test cricket's playground in 1999 and started bullying anyone he set eyes on, he did so with an impunity that few cricketers have ever been granted

23-Dec-2003•Rob Smyth

Brett Lee's date with destiny

Brett Lee's date with destiny

When Brett Lee bounded into Test cricket's playground in 1999 and started bullying anyone he set eyes on, he did so with an impunity that few cricketers have ever been granted

23-Dec-2003•Rob Smyth

As the dust settles ...

As the dust settles ...

Batting performance of the series It's hard to ignore those two double-hundreds by Graeme Smith, but they came in more innocent times

09-Sep-2003•Rob Smyth

Renaissance men

Renaissance men

Darren Gough, Graham Thorpe, Vinod Kambli, Ajay Jadeja: four international comebacks at various stages of progress - from fact to probable to unlikely to 'forget it, mate'

02-Sep-2003•Rob Smyth

England have lost their best captain since Brearley

England have lost their best captain since Brearley

Rob Smyth assesses the legacy of Nasser Hussain

28-Jul-2003•Rob Smyth

Et tu, Brute?

Et tu, Brute?

Thursday was a bad day for English cricket: 398 for 1 wasn't great, but now we know the real price

28-Jul-2003•Wisden Comment by Rob Smyth

54 for 8

54 for 8

1997 An extraordinary start to an Ashes series

05-Jun-2003•Rob Smyth

<i>That</i> ball

<i>That</i> ball

1993 Shane Warne's Ball of the Century

04-Jun-2003•Rob Smyth

Mr Whippy

Mr Whippy

1966 Birth of probably the greatest left-arm fast bowler in history

03-Jun-2003•Rob Smyth

The Black Bradman

The Black Bradman

1909 In Panama, The Black Bradman is born

30-May-2003•Rob Smyth

Drip by drip

Drip by drip

2000 A thrilling finish to a series decider in Antigua

29-May-2003•Rob Smyth

Windies' gymnastic hub

Windies' gymnastic hub

1956 In Kingston, one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batsmen of them all is born

28-May-2003•Rob Smyth

Not so Woolley

Not so Woolley

1887 A Kent legend is born

27-May-2003•Rob Smyth

The hard-nosed Kiwi

The hard-nosed Kiwi

1947 Birth of one of New Zealand's finest batsmen

26-May-2003•Rob Smyth

British Lion

British Lion

1970 Early in his Test career, Robert Croft , who was born in Morriston, Wales, today, looked the part

25-May-2003•Rob Smyth

Poacher-turned-gamekeeper

Poacher-turned-gamekeeper

1942 Birth of the Godfather of South African cricket

24-May-2003•Rob Smyth

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