Mike Whitney

Danny Morrison, Mike Whitney and Tony Dodemaide remember the last time New Zealand played a Boxing Day Test at the MCG. It was a thriller

Both have been handed the Order of Australia, Thomas for services to cricket and to the Indigenous community and Whitney for services to cricket and the broadcast media

Former cricketers who could sell you something nice for Christmas this year

We get to the root of why we love fast bowlers' hair

Former Australia fast bowler and TV host Mike Whitney on the 1992 World Cup, Desmond Haynes' box, and his one perfect day of bowling

The Australian rebel tour to South Africa had its share of controversy, but it also sparked the emergence of future stars from both countries

From fine leg to the studio: Mike Whitney made the journey almost as soon as he hung up his boots

Take the fastest wicket in the world, add some bounce and cracks to it, and it's enough to test any batsman. In 1991-92, Sachin Tendulkar, not yet 19, passed the Perth Test

So quick are the prospects in Perth that Australia are likely to go in without a specialist spinner for the first time in 16 years

Alastair Cook flew halfway around the world from the West Indies to Nagpur, and responded to England's injury crisis with 60 and 104 not out on debut. Here, are 11 other memorable debuts

David Cotton peers through the barber's mirror

If cricket matches were won by the weight of past performance and reputation, the India-Pakistan series would be a no contest