Rob Steen

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

The American who became a cricket writer

Mike Marqusee wrote on many subjects but particularly insightfully and searchingly on our game

15-Jan-2015•Rob Steen

Non-neutral umpires? No thanks

It might seem like there isn't a need for "independent" umpires these days, but imagine the outrage if a home umpire appears guilty of favouritism

07-Jan-2015•Rob Steen

A Christmas wishlist

Can Santa Claus find cricket a great Test spinner, and make the World Test Championship happen?

24-Dec-2014•Rob Steen

Cricket's men of the year

Two courageous cricketers who, when faced with extreme tragedy, understood that the show must go on

10-Dec-2014•Rob Steen

Dubai-Dhabi-Doo

Who knew the Middle East would one day become the centre of a cricket-lover's universe?

26-Nov-2014•Rob Steen

1979 was ODI cricket's year zero

The second World Cup was played in the immediate aftermath of the Packer revolution, when administrators had been awakened to the market potential of ODI cricket

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Bring back the FTP

Sport bereft of fair and vibrant competition is a betrayal. The Future Tours Programme was far from perfect, but its absence provides serious cause for concern

12-Nov-2014•Rob Steen

How the World Cup came to be

Cricket was a latecomer to global tournaments, and the first one came to be largely because the game was not financially strong

05-Nov-2014•Rob Steen

The age of player power

Players, emboldened by free agency, agents and endorsements, are now asserting their rights as never before - and management doesn't like it

29-Oct-2014•Rob Steen

KP and the green-eyed monster

Individual rivalries in team sports can be productive or destructive. Jealousy may have spurred Pietersen the batsman, but at the cost of the team's image

15-Oct-2014•Rob Steen

Why Norman Tebbit was wrong

So long as people's sporting affiliations do not assume racially abusive or violent form, who does it harm whether they support their national side or not?

01-Oct-2014•Rob Steen

Does Yorkshire's win bode well for England?

Historically a strong Yorkshire has acted as a supply line for the Test team, and the current crop hints at longevity and substance

17-Sep-2014•Rob Steen

A visual hike for the historically minded

A new book celebrates 175 years of the oldest first-class club of all with a delightful collection of artwork and photographs

06-Sep-2014•Rob Steen

Why crowd support matters

A factor in improved away records in recent years, particularly in ODIs, is the presence of fans from the diaspora cheering for visiting teams

03-Sep-2014•Rob Steen

Bowlers and pitchers: divided by a common cause

Baseball and cricket - throwing and bowling. We sort out the differences

27-Aug-2014•Rob Steen

Why baseball trumps cricket at the movies

Baseball movies are more ambitious and unabashedly American - always a draw at the box office

27-Aug-2014•Rob Steen

The importance of being insatiable

Careers tend to blossom or fizzle out depending on a sportsman's craving for success

20-Aug-2014•Rob Steen

Moeen Ali's wristy business

He deserves acclaim for daring to wear those wristbands, but the ECB should have known better than to approve his actions

07-Aug-2014•Rob Steen

What good is a nightwatchman?

In modern times, there have been a few valuable innings by tailenders bumped up the order, but the psychological advantage it gives the opposition can't be discounted

23-Jul-2014•Rob Steen

When the big boys cry

Nothing could have prepared us for James Anderson's sudden outpouring of grief at Leeds, a reaction both spontaneous and moving

09-Jul-2014•Rob Steen

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