Matches (13)
Super Smash (1)
New Zealand in India (1)
Vijay Hazare Trophy (1)
Men's Under-19 World Cup (3)
BBL (1)
BPL (2)
WPL (2)
SA20 (2)
Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes

Former chief sportswriter of the Times and the author of more than 20 books

Happy to be upset

Happy to be upset

Unexpected results are bound to occur in long, unwieldy tournaments like the World Cup, and we should enjoy them

24-Feb-2015•Simon Barnes
Will Afghanistan move from promise to fulfilment?

Will Afghanistan move from promise to fulfilment?

Their rise has been remarkable, and their first World Cup game is an absolute must-win for them

17-Feb-2015•Simon Barnes
The mystery of the sporting rivalry

The mystery of the sporting rivalry

When India meet Pakistan and England take on Australia, despite all the complex historical baggage, on the field all they are doing is playing

13-Feb-2015•Simon Barnes
The bronze cup

The bronze cup

Rather than run a futile race for third, why doesn't cricket simply stage the best event it can?

04-Feb-2015•Simon Barnes
Quality is what counts in T20 debate

Quality is what counts in T20 debate

Any debate in English cricket between the modernisers and traditionalists about the future of T20 should come down to one simple fact: the quality of the sport

13-Jan-2015•Simon Barnes
Death of a sportsman

Death of a sportsman

The line between risk and responsibility is terribly thin, yet sport must tread it

06-Jan-2015•Simon Barnes
Cook and the question of loyalty in sport

Cook and the question of loyalty in sport

He served the purpose of being the hero to Pietersen's antihero, but given his appalling one-day form, is it time to be disloyal and get rid of him?

16-Dec-2014•Simon Barnes
More moral than thou

More moral than thou

Cricketers do not have more integrity than other sportsmen; it's just that cricket makes more of a parade of it

03-Dec-2014•Simon Barnes
Every innings is an act of courage

Every innings is an act of courage

His death reminds us that sport is dangerous, and that the pursuit of sporting excellence calls on large reserves of courage - such as he possessed

28-Nov-2014•Simon Barnes
 Throw 'em a bone

 Throw 'em a bone

There was a time when cricket needed a moral climate against chucking. Not anymore

01-Nov-2014•Simon Barnes
Has international cricket begun to break up?

Has international cricket begun to break up?

The gap between the haves and the have-nots is growing wider, and the disenchantment is forcing a devaluation of Test cricket among weaker teams

25-Oct-2014•Simon Barnes
Who needs a litany of Pietersen's complaints?

Who needs a litany of Pietersen's complaints?

His cricket gets hardly a mention in his new book. And isn't the cricket the point of Kevin Pietersen?

07-Oct-2014•Simon Barnes
On partisanship

On partisanship

It's essential to sport, but it's also the lowest level at which sport can be appreciated

02-Oct-2014•Simon Barnes
We be men

We be men

Not quite. Sledging is not masculine, it's shameful

03-Sep-2014•Simon Barnes
No black and white issue

No black and white issue

South Africa's quota system may be politically correct, but it's better than apartheid, says Simon Barnes

11-Nov-2005•Simon Barnes
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