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Rob Steen
Rob Steen

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

How soon before broadcasters have a say in selection?

How soon before broadcasters have a say in selection?

Television has benefited cricket, but it is a relationship that can get far too cosy for the game's good

22-Feb-2012•Rob Steen
In praise of zero tolerance

In praise of zero tolerance

What cricket can learn from baseball when it comes to rooting out corruption

08-Feb-2012•Rob Steen
Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

Should we give the doosra a little leeway?

What if spinners were allowed to flex their arms 20 degrees while bowling?

25-Jan-2012•Rob Steen
Beauty? I'll take edge, thanks

Beauty? I'll take edge, thanks

Rivalries become interesting when there's spice in them. Let's hope England and Pakistan won't disappoint like India and Australia have this season

12-Jan-2012•Rob Steen
All hail the men of the year

All hail the men of the year

Time to salute the players who made 2011 in cricket the year it was

14-Dec-2011•Rob Steen
Punter's still burning bright

Punter's still burning bright

Ricky Ponting is intensely competitive but also unlikely to stay on if he thinks he can no longer contribute to the team cause

30-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
The finest non-white South African player of his generation

The finest non-white South African player of his generation

Basil D'Oliveira may have become a symbol of the battle against apartheid, but he was a more than handy player as well

21-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
South Africa v Australia? Now that's tasty

South Africa v Australia? Now that's tasty

The two teams have been eyeballing each other since South Africa returned to international cricket. Theirs is the best rivalry today because it is a battle of wills

16-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
A sharp mind, a tormented soul

A sharp mind, a tormented soul

Peter Roebuck was determined as a player, a fearless internationalist as a cricket writer, and desperately conflicted as a man

15-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
Fiery, contradictory, all-too-human Fred

Fiery, contradictory, all-too-human Fred

Trueman's latest biographer does a better job of fleshing out his subject than his more illustrious predecessors - perhaps because he didn't know him as well

12-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
When silence is mightier than the pen

When silence is mightier than the pen

Swann's criticism of Pietersen in his autobiography is another in a long list of players antagonising others in print - never been a wise thing to do

03-Nov-2011•Rob Steen
The privilege of youth

The privilege of youth

Two promising new fast bowlers have given cricket watchers everywhere cause for cheer

20-Oct-2011•Rob Steen
The star who might have been

The star who might have been

People remember Dilley with the bat at Headingley, but he was a genuinely quick bowler who could have gone far if only he had some more support in his mid-80s pomp

07-Oct-2011•Rob Steen
More meaningful T20, please

More meaningful T20, please

The shortest format is cricket at its most elemental and daring, and we need more of it - but only those games where people can be bothered to care about who wins

05-Oct-2011•Rob Steen
Presenting the county awards for 2011

Presenting the county awards for 2011

First-class cricket in England has been bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked for the last few seasons. And the one just concluded was truly special

21-Sep-2011•Rob Steen
Better Galle than blandness

Better Galle than blandness

Why is a pitch that does a little too much deemed so much worse than one that's dead from day one?

07-Sep-2011•Rob Steen
Being Andrew Strauss

Being Andrew Strauss

There are more worthy goals ahead of England's captain still, but will he have the appetite for them, or the fortitude to keep self-doubt at bay?

24-Aug-2011•Rob Steen
Clocks be damned

Clocks be damned

The seemingly outdated concept actually makes perfect sense in deciding the Test championship

10-Aug-2011•Rob Steen
The case for substitutes

The case for substitutes

Why is cricket so resistant to permitting like-for-like replacements for players who are under-par and underperforming?

27-Jul-2011•Rob Steen
The most compelling Test of them all

The most compelling Test of them all

Context, quality, balance and drama make a Test memorable. Is there any one game that ticks all boxes?

13-Jul-2011•Rob Steen
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