Ian Chappell

Down with formula

Down with formula

To be meaningful, ODIs need to stop being predictable - by cutting down on the regulations, and encouraging a close contest between bat and ball

13-Sep-2009•Ian Chappell

Beware the referral system

Beware the referral system

Cricket's reliance on off-field help in the decision-making process is part of the problem. The game needs better umpires, not more technology

30-Aug-2009•Ian Chappell

England and the lost art of batting

England and the lost art of batting

Their players seem to have lost the old skill of gritting it out at the crease

16-Aug-2009•Ian Chappell

The price to pay

The price to pay

Players' concerns about privacy in the light of the new drug-testing regime may be justified, but it is for the good of the credibility of the game

02-Aug-2009•Ian Chappell

Saviour or predator?

Saviour or predator?

In these trying times, Test cricket needs a stronger and more unified governing body - which the ICC in its current form isn't

19-Jul-2009•Ian Chappell

Mix it up right

Mix it up right

This summer, with its blend of Twenty20 and a top-flight Test series, may offer a blueprint for cricket's programme in the years ahead

05-Jul-2009•Ian Chappell

When entertainment met education

When entertainment met education

The World Twenty20 has won new fans and converted the sceptics into followers of the shortest format

21-Jun-2009•Ian Chappell

Can Australia bounce back?

Can Australia bounce back?

The Symonds fiasco has shades of 2003 and Warne's drug bust. Can Ponting's team recover now like they did back then?

07-Jun-2009•Ian Chappell

A blessing and a curse

A blessing and a curse

Brett Lee proved his fitness during the IPL, Andrew Flintoff lost his; no wonder some will swear by the tournament and some will swear at it

The meaning of pressure

The meaning of pressure

Why the ability to contain batsmen is an overrated virtue for a spin bowler

The one-captain theory

The one-captain theory

The recent Super Over result illustrates just why having multiple leaders doesn't wash

The sixes don't add up

The sixes don't add up

Why it's not good for cricket that batsmen are hitting it out of the park more regularly than ever

Bugs in the machine

Bugs in the machine

A look at why the umpiring referrals system is flawed

Beware the wounded lion

Beware the wounded lion

Teams would be well advised to take lessons from Australia on how to recover from a setback

15-Mar-2009•Ian Chappell

India better than No. 3

India better than No. 3

Six Indians will make it into an XI drawn from the top three sides in the world

01-Mar-2009•Ian Chappell

Give every format its due

Give every format its due

Twenty20 needs to be handled carefully if cricket's scheduling problems are to be solved satisfactorily

England losing the plot

England losing the plot

Captaincy sagas, defeat against West Indies, no coach - looks like Strauss and Co. are trying to make the Ashes a contest

Hayden among the savages

Hayden among the savages

Where did Australia's belligerent opener rank among others of similar vintage and style?

18-Jan-2009•Ian Chappell

Catch 'em young

Catch 'em young

Cricket Australia need to find fresh faces in a hurry, but they may have left it too late already

No usurpers here

No usurpers here

Why South Africa aren't really challenging Australia for No. 1 yet

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