Ian Chappell

Wouldn't you rather walk in at one-down for a low score than two-down?

It's the ideal time for administrators to redress the imbalance between bat and ball

Remembering an astonishing session of batting at a Shield game in 1968-69

The qualities that make for a successful athlete - patience, determination and initiative - will also see us through these tough times

VVS Laxman and Doug Walters were two batsmen who were masterful against the slow stuff

These are strange times for the game, but it's not the first instance of unprecedented events bringing sport to a standstill

Their batsmen have fallen to injudicious shots in the Test series, and need to rediscover the art of making match-winning scores

Starting with Douglas Jardine, it is an impressive list

He has earned the respect of the side, and they expect good things to happen with him in charge

And Australia must look to exploit Kohli's fragility against Adam Zampa's legspin when India tour the country later in the year

Rich with cricket history and a picturesque reminder of the glory days of the game, the Sydney Cricket Ground is a treat to play at

Indian fans have been fortunate to be able to watch four of the best short-form batsmen of all time

Pakistan's young pace attack needed to be supported by strategic field placements by the captain. That didn't happen

Tim Paine is doing a good enough job, but who's next if he decides to call it quits?

He operates in a manner utterly different from everyone else and manages to succeed

India will remain formidable for the forseeable future, but South Africa's slide does not bode well for Test cricket as a whole

It makes sense for him in light of his game. Also, Test cricket needs all the exciting batsmen it can get

It is likely to be among the sports hardest hit by the impending crisis

As Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have proved, bowlers working in tandem can dramatically impact a series

Three matches down, three similar results, but can the series rise to the level of drama and excitement of the magnificent 2005 edition?