Rob Steen

Rob Steen

Sports writer and senior lecturer in sports journalism at the University of Brighton

Fazal, Dolly, Muddy, and that evening in Karachi

Fazal, Dolly, Muddy, and that evening in Karachi

Five thrilling Test match encounters between England and Pakistan, featuring run-outs, extras, and a phone call to a Duke

17-May-2018•Rob Steen

Why are most captains inevitably batsmen?

Why are most captains inevitably batsmen?

Batsmen have always been preferred over bowlers for the leadership role. Is there any merit in such thinking?

13-Apr-2017•Rob Steen

Surprise, surprise

Surprise, surprise

Test cricket does not produce many shock results - but when it does, it's worth the wait

07-Mar-2017•Rob Steen

The inscrutable MCC

The inscrutable MCC

Colin Cowdrey was a hero. Until you delved deeper

02-Mar-2017•Rob Steen

Five proposals to improve Test cricket

Five proposals to improve Test cricket

We now have a championship in the offing. What else can the game do to better the five-dayer?

15-Feb-2017•Rob Steen

How dared they?

How dared they?

An appreciation of captains' innovative declarations, bowlers' bold tactics, and batting feats that no one expected

11-Jan-2017•Rob Steen

Doth protest too little

Doth protest too little

Cricketers don't do conscientious activism. But there have been honourable under-the-radar exceptions

02-Jan-2017•Rob Steen

Here's to Test cricket conferences, not divisions

Here's to Test cricket conferences, not divisions

Some teams are understandably opposed to a two-tier format. Two conferences, with a championship match between the leading side from each, might be more viable

07-Dec-2016•Rob Steen

Do you watch sport for drama or excellence?

Do you watch sport for drama or excellence?

The Perth and Mirpur Tests brought the old question to the fore once more

09-Nov-2016•Rob Steen

One afternoon at the Cricket Writers' Club

One afternoon at the Cricket Writers' Club

The organisation's 70th annual lunch provided food for thought about where the game is going, and then some

07-Oct-2016•Rob Steen

Let's leave five-dayers alone, shall we?

Let's leave five-dayers alone, shall we?

Why a reduction to four days may not be quite the best idea for the future of Test cricket

10-Aug-2016•Rob Steen

Should cricket have been ruthless with Amir?

Should cricket have been ruthless with Amir?

There's a case for saying the authorities should have made an example of him for the sake of the game, but then cricket has always stood for second chances

14-Jul-2016•Rob Steen

Is Sobers cricket's Muhammad Ali?

Is Sobers cricket's Muhammad Ali?

The planet's loudest mouth and cricket's prettiest assassin had plenty in common

08-Jun-2016•Rob Steen

What is cricket's equivalent of Leicester's triumph?

What is cricket's equivalent of Leicester's triumph?

There isn't one because we don't have a points system or a Test championship to make it possible

11-May-2016•Rob Steen

Should sportspersons love to win or hate to lose?

Should sportspersons love to win or hate to lose?

And a singalong chant for the England team

06-Apr-2016•Rob Steen

Why T20 is more a team game than the other formats

Why T20 is more a team game than the other formats

In a format where the outcome of one delivery can dictate the result, every single contribution makes a difference

09-Mar-2016•Rob Steen

Why not make administrators our role models?

Why not make administrators our role models?

It's time the people running sport start setting better examples

10-Feb-2016•Rob Steen

In praise of imperfection

In praise of imperfection

Cricketers carry the baggage of having to be noble. But just how do you define nobility?

13-Jan-2016•Rob Steen

Whatever happened to the clever nickname?

Whatever happened to the clever nickname?

Cricket is particularly short of them these days. A look at what we've been missing

09-Dec-2015•Rob Steen

Watching America watch cricket

Watching America watch cricket

Might the game have found a foothold in the USA if not for Babe Ruth?

11-Nov-2015•Rob Steen

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