Christian Ryan

The lingering image of Rubel Hossain

The lingering image of Rubel Hossain

Short, slight, fast, skiddy, moves it sideways, in-drifts it, and gets good bounce. And the last Australia probably saw of him was two one-over spells

24-Mar-2015•Christian Ryan

Elegy for runlessness

Elegy for runlessness

Chatara to Dhawan: six balls, no runs, six paragraphs. There's a certain poetry about the maiden over

18-Mar-2015•Christian Ryan

Twenty-two balls from Chris Jordan

Twenty-two balls from Chris Jordan

Or how England can take a simple idea and stretch it till it makes no sense at all

12-Mar-2015•Christian Ryan

Man walks into a bar, watches Afghanistan

Man walks into a bar, watches Afghanistan

It's natural that cricket's obsessives should relish the sparkle of one team's play this World Cup

06-Mar-2015•Christian Ryan

Soumya Sarkar's shot in the dark

Soumya Sarkar's shot in the dark

The long-lasting memory of a young batsman we have never seen before is of that one brilliant shot announcing his arrival

02-Mar-2015•Christian Ryan

Ross Taylor: hips don't lie

Ross Taylor: hips don't lie

On the first morning of the World Cup: a most engrossing 14 runs

17-Feb-2015•Christian Ryan

Watching Ashton Agar

Watching Ashton Agar

When you make 98 from No. 11 on debut, it is your premature fate to never just be another name on a teamsheet

28-Mar-2014•Christian Ryan

The Marsh mystery

The Marsh mystery

He looks like one of Australia's top six batsmen, doesn't make the necessary runs in first-class cricket, briefly dazzles in Tests, goes away, then comes back

11-Mar-2014•Christian Ryan

Why is it always about the team?

Why is it always about the team?

Insiders consider Kevin Pietersen's lack of "teamliness" his biggest flaw but spectators love to watch him play. So who matters more?

12-Feb-2014•Christian Ryan

The 52nd six

The 52nd six

Watching and hearing a six hit at a ground is a visceral experience, even in an age when sixes are the norm, not the exception

30-Dec-2013•Christian Ryan

Faint fluttering decibels

Faint fluttering decibels

Bill Lawry, no stranger, returns, with his gift to articulate precisely what the viewer is thinking

26-Dec-2013•Christian Ryan

A cricket ground's song

A cricket ground's song

What makes a special cricket place special? At Adelaide Oval, part of it is that going to the cricket is about not having to watch the cricket

09-Dec-2013•Christian Ryan

The thing about speed guns

The thing about speed guns

Does knowing how fast someone is bowling add to our experience of watching?

28-Nov-2013•Christian Ryan

Being liked

Being liked

Thinking the Australian team unlikeable is a habit people slipped into. There comes a time for eyes to be readjusted

21-Nov-2013•Christian Ryan

Rhythm and the lost art of hanging on

Rhythm and the lost art of hanging on

T20 is bad for batting technique, but could it be good for batting mindsets?

14-Nov-2013•Christian Ryan

Unknown knowns at Limestone Exit

Unknown knowns at Limestone Exit

Ricky Ponting's departure can't have been the dream script people make it out to be, but at least he controlled his own destiny

04-Dec-2012•Christian Ryan

'Bryce-ee!'

'Bryce-ee!'

McGain, he of one-Test fame, is well placed, perhaps, to see cricket's little disappointments for what they are

29-Mar-2012•Christian Ryan

The Lendl of cricket coaching

The Lendl of cricket coaching

Has cricket missed out an obvious candidate?

22-Mar-2012•Christian Ryan

Eugenides and Adorno at the cricket

Eugenides and Adorno at the cricket

Is there any point in being sad about the Sheffield Shield's place in our culture today?

14-Mar-2012•Christian Ryan

Sachin of Benalla

Sachin of Benalla

They say no one ever remembers how you leave cricket, that the memory of you at your peak is what's everlasting. Is that true?

02-Mar-2012•Christian Ryan

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