Rob Steen

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

Two tier or not two tier?

The proposed FTP may seem unjust to some teams but the likes of Bangladesh won't have it worse than they already do; and maybe a two-tier structure is closer than we think

29-Jun-2011•Rob Steen

Katich out of the bag

Players across sports have taken legal action for wrongful dismissal. The Australian opener could do the same, but financial compensation will hardly also bring a recall

15-Jun-2011•Rob Steen

It's India v the rest of the world

Most Test nations and their players are in favour of using the DRS in international cricket. But will the BCCI succeed in influencing the ICC to decide against it?

02-Jun-2011•Rob Steen

The bold and bountiful

What words would you use to describe Shane Warne's legacy to cricket?

18-May-2011•Rob Steen

Why does Greig get a raw deal?

The former England captain is still not fully accepted by the English cricket establishment - supposedly for his role in the Packer affair. Why is this?

04-May-2011•Rob Steen

The fifth man

Wisden radically chose to pick four cricketers of the year for 2010. But they could have gone further and picked a player who showed immense courage off the field

20-Apr-2011•Rob Steen

East is where it's at

Cricket's power centre seems to have shifted Asia-wards - and not just economically

06-Apr-2011•Rob Steen

Tendulkar and the wisdom of walking

What sped through his mind in the seconds before he was given not out against West Indies? Did he decide to go out of pragmatism or nobility?

24-Mar-2011•Rob Steen

South Africa's new bogeymen

Are England bowlers. While on paper, the South Africans look better, in the pivotal moments it is England who have prevailed

09-Mar-2011•Rob Steen

A tale of two jaw-dropping stats

Australia's unbeaten record since 1999 and the absence of home teams in World Cup finals: can India or another side get the better of these?

23-Feb-2011•Rob Steen

Will the UDRS be proved a good thing?

The review system has, faults notwithstanding, the potential to be a boon for cricket. If Indian players and the BCCI warm to it during the World Cup, its future is bright

09-Feb-2011•Rob Steen

A question of greatness

Defining it is no easy task, since greatness can be reliant on time, place, context and memory. But it's time to acknowledge that Kallis has earned the mantle

27-Jan-2011•Rob Steen

The ultimate overachiever

Has anyone surpassed expectations as much as Paul Collingwood has?

12-Jan-2011•Rob Steen

Handbags at Christmas

Who'll win the Ashes? Join our merry Christmas-time talk show, featuring two notable personages from the past, to find out

23-Dec-2010•Rob Steen

It was fifty years ago today

The effect of the first Tied Test was to raise cricket from its prevailing grisly greyness and take it closer to the zeitgeist of that heady decade. That's why that game and that series remain unmatched for cricketing drama

08-Dec-2010•Rob Steen

Why we need the Ashes to be competitive

It's not the oldest or fiercest, but the England-Australia rivalry has enough lustre and historical baggage to make the blood bubble. And that's why it's important the contest is even and hard-fought

25-Nov-2010•Rob Steen

What's wrong with this picture?

In today's cricket photography there's too much reaction and too little action

10-Nov-2010•Rob Steen

Whatever happened to West Indian pride?

A new documentary captures the ambition and drive that fuelled the West Indies of the 80s. Today's team does not carry the same historical baggage

27-Oct-2010•Rob Steen

A match-up made in heaven

The notion of a face-off between Trueman and Tendulkar and Lillee and Lara is mouth-watering, to say the least. Who'll win in a contest between ESPNcricinfo's World XI and the Second XI?

25-Oct-2010•Rob Steen

Finding cricket's premier player

Why not bring single- and double-wicket contests back to help crown the champion among all international cricketers?

13-Oct-2010•Rob Steen

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