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Rob Steen

Rob Steen

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

The joy-givers of the decade

The joy-givers of the decade

Sehwag takes the bronze, Ntini the silver. The gold goes to an underdog with a social conscience and magic at his fingertips

23-Dec-2009•Rob Steen
The vincible and the untouchable

The vincible and the untouchable

Records that are vulnerable to the passage of time, and those that are safe forever

25-Nov-2009•Rob Steen
The decade of entertainment

The decade of entertainment

There's been plenty to moan about in the 2000s, but the cricket itself has been mostly exciting, less draw-prone, and more unpredictable

11-Nov-2009•Rob Steen
Death by circumstance

Death by circumstance

It's hard not to feel sympathy for the former England coach, who has conducted himself with dignity amid the stone-throwing

28-Oct-2009•Rob Steen
More innings, more fun

More innings, more fun

The way to go to save the ODI would be to get rid of the various artificial restrictions and have four innings

14-Oct-2009•Rob Steen
Swing wild, sweet game

Swing wild, sweet game

A match full of the paralysing, see-sawing zing of true competition

08-Oct-2009•Rob Steen
Anyone for England?

Anyone for England?

Should cricket adopt soccer's six-five rule, where the majority of the members of any national team would have to have been schooled in the country?

30-Sep-2009•Rob Steen
Strauss for the title

Strauss for the title

It's hard to look beyond England's captain when you're picking the top cricketer of the last 12 months

16-Sep-2009•Rob Steen
Johnny Wardle and the importance of being memorable

Johnny Wardle and the importance of being memorable

He's in the top seven in the all-time bowling averages, top four by economy-rate. Turns out that's not enough to fetch him a place on the shortlist for an England all-time XI

02-Sep-2009•Rob Steen
The Bell question

The Bell question

In not just retaining faith in him but promoting him to first-drop, England's selectors have been brave way beyond the call of duty

19-Aug-2009•Rob Steen
The promise of Fred

The promise of Fred

Flintoff did for British cricket what Botham did, invigorating and replenishing. He brought fresh hope for the game's future

14-Aug-2009•Rob Steen
Faster, stronger, uglier

Faster, stronger, uglier

Why has cricket deteriorated aesthetically even as it has improved as a spectacle?

05-Aug-2009•Rob Steen
Right said Fred

Right said Fred

Can Flintoff emulate Botham by helping recapture the urn for a second time, as the latter did in 1985?

22-Jul-2009•Rob Steen
The biggest day in Welsh cricket

The biggest day in Welsh cricket

Andrew Strauss wondered how a match played in Cardiff could give England any home advantage, but few will begrudge Wales its moment in the sun

08-Jul-2009•Rob Steen
Tradition v survival

Tradition v survival

Don't double up in horror: day-night Tests, coloured clothing and the white ball could be the saviours of the first-class game

25-Jun-2009•Rob Steen
Who rates the fielders?

Who rates the fielders?

Is Dravid as good a catcher as Mark Waugh was? There's no objective way to tell. Surprisingly for a game that can boil most achievements down to cold stats, fielding is mostly overlooked

10-Jun-2009•Rob Steen
Beware the freelance cricketer

Beware the freelance cricketer

How long before board contracts are torn up? How long before Test cricket becomes a three-day game?

27-May-2009
The case for a more inclusive Hall of Fame

The case for a more inclusive Hall of Fame

Why the ICC's initiative to honour just 55 of the many greats who have played cricket is flawed

13-May-2009
Harper runs out Gooch

Harper runs out Gooch

A burst of athleticism in the MCC bicentenary Test makes Lord's gasp

03-May-2009•Rob Steen
The shine's off KP

The shine's off KP

One of the most engrossing subplots of the Ashes summer will centre around whether Pietersen can go back to being golden again

29-Apr-2009
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