Different Strokes

Head to Head

Head to Head

A captain establishes his right to lead his players by doing important things which merit his players’ respect

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Caught napping

Caught napping

All the pre-series talk, both in England and in the Caribbean, was of how England were expected to win, as the form book would predict

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

A captain's break

A captain's break

For Ponting to take an unscheduled break at this particular point of the season when Australia have lost four games on the trot is just poor timing

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

What is not Australian?

What is not Australian?

What about the fact that if the Deccan Chargers reach the final against his beloved Qld Bulls (if they hadn’t been knocked out), Symonds would be happily playing against his own mates, against the team that nurtured him to his current stardom

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Anyone for cricket?

Anyone for cricket?

England start as favourites, a position they usually dislike but will have to learn to cope with if they are ever to fulfil their stated ambitions

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Slogger’s Paradise

Slogger’s Paradise

As you can see, Thornton’s gargantuan effort dwarfs the contemporary players’ tonks

25-Feb-2013•Paul Ford

The Irreplaceables

The Irreplaceables

I will not be surprised if Sachin Tendulkar is replaced fairly quickly

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Did Hayden jump the gun?

Did Hayden jump the gun?

As for Matt Hayden – my personal view is that he probably mistimed his jump by a few weeks

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Afterword

Afterword

Pietersen will no doubt be very disappointed, but I expect him to get over it quickly

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Pride of place

Pride of place

In this instance, KP may have misjudged his power play slightly but the writing is on the wall

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Stopped making sense

Stopped making sense

All this goes to show that “overlooking” players who dare to try and earn some mortgage money in an Indian domestic cricket is a complete and utter nonsense

25-Feb-2013•Paul Ford

The Ex men

The Ex men

More revealing though is the unspoken assumption (tradition) that past captains are unlikely to keep playing under a new leader

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Everyone needs a coach

Everyone needs a coach

Not just anyone can coach

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

How South Africa became Australia

How South Africa became Australia

Fast scoring in the first three innings now means there’s lots of time left in the game for the chase

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

India's one-two punch

India's one-two punch

The most striking thing to me about India’s performance in the pair of Tests against England was that they have finally solved their opening batsman problem

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

From Rolls Royce to sedan

From Rolls Royce to sedan

The champagne days are over for the time being

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

South Africa is the new Australia

South Africa is the new Australia

We were the ones with skills, scoring at a good rate while the Aussies dropped catches and conceded overthrows

25-Feb-2013•Stephen Gelb

Over-rate blues

Over-rate blues

What is clear though (although not quite as obvious to the ICC) is that we have a major problem with over-rates

25-Feb-2013•Michael Jeh

Merry Quizmas

Merry Quizmas

The answers to the eight clues are all Test cricketers, one from each of the eight main Test-playing countries

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

Three's Company

Three's Company

The main function of an England number three is to serve as the focus of the complaints about the fragile batting for a decent period before being dropped or moved to somewhere more congenial

25-Feb-2013•Mike Holmans

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