Ian Chappell

Unite and rule

Unite and rule

What cricket needs in these troubled times is strong leadership that believes in bringing nations together rather than dividing them

Lame over-rate, lame excuse

Lame over-rate, lame excuse

Captains argue the game has changed a lot, but it hasn't changed enough to justify abysmal over-rates

Where to now?

Where to now?

Australia's bowling isn't up to their usual high standards; India are a side in transition, hamstrung by poor fielding

Give it to the keeper

Give it to the keeper

Why India should seriously consider retaining Dhoni as captain for the rest of the series, whether Kumble plays or not

Defence doesn't pay

Defence doesn't pay

India's containment tactics in Bangalore were inexplicable - especially from a bowler captain such as Anil Kumble

Too tough to call

Too tough to call

Australia are now more beatable than before; India's batting is fading. It should make for a hard-fought tour

Less glamour, more competition

Less glamour, more competition

The way to rid cricket of its imbalances is to make sure player development becomes the number one priority

The road to splitsville

The road to splitsville

The ICC was nearly torn asunder by the Champions Trophy issue; things can only get worse from here

The Olympics can wait

The Olympics can wait

Why pushing it onto the world's biggest sporting platform is hardly the best way to globalise cricket

To tour or not to tour

To tour or not to tour

Whether or not to opt out of series in Pakistan must be left to players to decide for themselves individually

Leave 'em wanting more

Leave 'em wanting more

Twenty20 is a viable format, but the game's administrators need to get the balance right

ICC out of control

ICC out of control

The game's governing body has surpassed itself with its moves over Zimbabwe and the Oval Test forfeiture

The problem with switch-hitting

The problem with switch-hitting

It is unfair to ask bowlers to say beforehand how they are going to operate and then not subject batsmen to the same rule

The end of a spin era

The end of a spin era

With the retirement of Stuart MacGill the age of Warne is officially at an end

Let's hear it for the veterans

Let's hear it for the veterans

A few players supposedly past their sell-by dates have been showing the young ones how it's done this past month and some

Trial by gimmickry

Trial by gimmickry

The ICC is barking up the wrong tree with its decision to experiment with umpiring referrals

The magic of Shane

The magic of Shane

Richie Benaud said Keith Miller was the best captain Australia never had. The same can be said about Warne

Grow up already

Grow up already

If Twenty20 is to be more than a fad, it needs to evolve and become more multi-dimensional, and balance the entertainment and the cricket better

Twenty20 can't be the main event

Twenty20 can't be the main event

What effect will a steady diet of the shortest form of the game have on players?

Can the chatter

Can the chatter

The ICC doesn't need to define on-field abuse, as it has recently attempted to do. It needs to ask umpires to report players who indulge in it

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