Rob Steen

Rob Steen

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

Eight miles higher

Eight miles higher

The link between keeper and tail has become more important and has produced handy runs since the advent of one-day cricket

Twenty20: an earthly odyssey

Twenty20: an earthly odyssey

The shortest format has well and truly come into its own and can no longer be sneered at

Who's up for Australia?

Who's up for Australia?

There's not too much good news for England as they look ahead to the Ashes

It takes two, baby

It takes two, baby

Six of the highest 13 partnerships in Test cricket have come in the last six-odd years; the last three months alone have produced six remarkable stands

Kallis or Sobers?

Kallis or Sobers?

He may lack the appeal but he has the numbers. Is it so sacrilegious to wonder if he's greater even than Sir Garry?

27-Feb-2009•Rob Steen

Colly flowering

Colly flowering

Reliant on heart and mind rather than reputation or limbs, Collingwood can be considered the ultimate over-achiever of his era

Harmy's way

Harmy's way

Steve Harmison returns to his happy hunting ground, Sabina Park, today. A look at the most frustrating fast bowler of modern times

Aesthetics above all

Aesthetics above all

Four players who thrilled the senses like few could

02-Feb-2009•Rob Steen

For the love of Duminy

For the love of Duminy

Test cricket's very first Jean-Paul is a once-in-a-generation player marked for greatness, as his feats in Australia prove

Dolly gets a life

Dolly gets a life

The dropped catch that let D'Oliveira make his legendary 158

11-Jan-2009•Rob Steen

In praise of empires

In praise of empires

Eighties West Indies or modern-day Australia before they fell from grace - which was the greater side?

Monty's mountain

Monty's mountain

Panesar may be a talented bowler but at present he is no more than a moderate cricketer

Onward, men of Middlesex

Onward, men of Middlesex

Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss, both looking to prove their worth, will be crucial to England's fortunes in the Tests in India

Talking player power

Talking player power

Professional cricketers have never enjoyed the bargaining clout they do now. And thanks to the Twenty20 revolution there's plenty to add

26-Nov-2008•Rob Steen

The battle of the boards

The battle of the boards

The ECB's relationship with the BCCI has been particularly fractious of late; the best England can hope for from this particular contest is a draw

Caribbean context

Caribbean context

A perceptive, prescient look at West Indies cricket and its decline

04-Oct-2008•Rob Steen

Dolly mixture

Dolly mixture

Forty summers ago a Cape Coloured South African playing for England unwittingly threw MCC into crisis over a tour to the apartheid republic

12-Sep-2008•Rob Steen

Cricket minus the cliches

Cricket minus the cliches

In this narrative of the 1996 World Cup, context means more than the final wicket

23-Aug-2008•Rob Steen

The first rebels

The first rebels

Haigh's book is the definitive last word on the Packer affair

12-Jul-2008•Rob Steen

Trough luck

Trough luck

An unflinching portrait of a career slump, from the days before burnout became a hot button

12-Apr-2008•Rob Steen

Showing 281 - 300 of 302

Most Read

T20 World Cup selection - Is Gill assured of his spot or does Kishan have a strong case?

T20 World Cup selection - Is Gill assured of his spot or does Kishan have a strong case?

19-Dec-2025•Shashank Kishore

Where there's Will Jacks, there's no way for England

Where there's Will Jacks, there's no way for England

19-Dec-2025•Matt Roller

While Travis Head cruises, Australia's middle order wrestles with itself

While Travis Head cruises, Australia's middle order wrestles with itself

19-Dec-2025•Alex Malcolm

Bowling no-show sparks Ben Stokes fitness fears

Bowling no-show sparks Ben Stokes fitness fears

19-Dec-2025•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Stats - Kishan, Anukul and Sushant dazzle as Jharkhand claim maiden T20 title

Stats - Kishan, Anukul and Sushant dazzle as Jharkhand claim maiden T20 title

18-Dec-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli