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Thoughts on Malcolm Speed

Thoughts on Malcolm Speed

I read the other day that ICC CEO Malcolm Speed was vigorously defending his new Future Tours Program against criticism

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bangladesh lose Test but win admirers.

Bangladesh lose Test but win admirers.

Bangladesh wasted their chance to spring a massive surprise on Australia in the First Test, and it was no surprise to anyone that the roused Australians would react with their customary vehemence to quell Bangladesh’s resistance in the Second Test

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Close but no cigar

Before the First Test started, the Australian journalist Will Swanton smugly stated that beating Bangladesh would be a 'doddle': The doddles against Bangladesh will last about two days each and probably involve only one hit each for the Australians

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Selectors missing the point.

Selectors missing the point.

Given Australia’s increasingly patchy form in one-day internationals, there has been much navel gazing about the composition of the side moving forward towards the 2007 World Cup

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

What Statsguru can tell us about the first final between Australia and Sri Lanka

What Statsguru can tell us about the first final between Australia and Sri Lanka

Thanks to today’s result , we now know that Sri Lanka will play Australia in the finals of the VB series

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

This goose looks sickly

This goose looks sickly

As the interminable VB series finally comes to a conclusion, one has to say that this tired old format is starting to wear off on the Australian public

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Let's not be beastly to the Indians.

Let's not be beastly to the Indians.

I was bemused to see ICC CEO Malcolm Speed, of all people, lecture India’s cricket board on its responsibility to cricket the other day

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

A few thoughts on intimidation and express bowling

A few thoughts on intimidation and express bowling

Brett Lee is getting quite a few mentions in despatches in the cricket world, which is not surprising

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ntini should not tamper with his winning formula

Ntini should not tamper with his winning formula

From what we have seen so far of South Africa in Australia, there has been a definite change in South Africa's bowling attack, and that is that Makhaya Ntini is now clearly the most penetrative option in Graeme Smith's hand

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Self belief, sledging, and the art of the possible

Self belief, sledging, and the art of the possible

New Zealand have defeated Australia in the third ODI by chasing down Australia's score of 331, setting a new world record in the process

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

On the (alcohol fuelled) Madness of Crowds.

On the (alcohol fuelled) Madness of Crowds.

After the first one-day international between New Zealand and Australia, Ricky Ponting once again complained about the poor crowd behaviour that saw several of his team-mates have fruit and bottles thrown at them

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Does Glenn McGrath get his due?

Does Glenn McGrath get his due?

Even at the age of 35, no one doubts that Glenn McGrath is one of the world's leading fast bowlers, even if it is an age since he pushed the speedometer past 140 kmph

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

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