Rob Steen

The vincible and the untouchable

The vincible and the untouchable

Records that are vulnerable to the passage of time, and those that are safe forever

25-Nov-2009•Rob Steen

The decade of entertainment

The decade of entertainment

There's been plenty to moan about in the 2000s, but the cricket itself has been mostly exciting, less draw-prone, and more unpredictable

11-Nov-2009•Rob Steen

Death by circumstance

Death by circumstance

It's hard not to feel sympathy for the former England coach, who has conducted himself with dignity amid the stone-throwing

28-Oct-2009•Rob Steen

More innings, more fun

More innings, more fun

The way to go to save the ODI would be to get rid of the various artificial restrictions and have four innings

14-Oct-2009•Rob Steen

Anyone for England?

Anyone for England?

Should cricket adopt soccer's six-five rule, where the majority of the members of any national team would have to have been schooled in the country?

30-Sep-2009•Rob Steen

Strauss for the title

Strauss for the title

It's hard to look beyond England's captain when you're picking the top cricketer of the last 12 months

16-Sep-2009•Rob Steen

Johnny Wardle and the importance of being memorable

Johnny Wardle and the importance of being memorable

He's in the top seven in the all-time bowling averages, top four by economy-rate. Turns out that's not enough to fetch him a place on the shortlist for an England all-time XI

02-Sep-2009•Rob Steen

The Bell question

The Bell question

In not just retaining faith in him but promoting him to first-drop, England's selectors have been brave way beyond the call of duty

19-Aug-2009•Rob Steen

Faster, stronger, uglier

Faster, stronger, uglier

Why has cricket deteriorated aesthetically even as it has improved as a spectacle?

05-Aug-2009•Rob Steen

Right said Fred

Right said Fred

Can Flintoff emulate Botham by helping recapture the urn for a second time, as the latter did in 1985?

22-Jul-2009•Rob Steen

The biggest day in Welsh cricket

The biggest day in Welsh cricket

Andrew Strauss wondered how a match played in Cardiff could give England any home advantage, but few will begrudge Wales its moment in the sun

08-Jul-2009•Rob Steen

Tradition v survival

Tradition v survival

Don't double up in horror: day-night Tests, coloured clothing and the white ball could be the saviours of the first-class game

25-Jun-2009•Rob Steen

Who rates the fielders?

Who rates the fielders?

Is Dravid as good a catcher as Mark Waugh was? There's no objective way to tell. Surprisingly for a game that can boil most achievements down to cold stats, fielding is mostly overlooked

10-Jun-2009•Rob Steen

Beware the freelance cricketer

Beware the freelance cricketer

How long before board contracts are torn up? How long before Test cricket becomes a three-day game?

The case for a more inclusive Hall of Fame

The case for a more inclusive Hall of Fame

Why the ICC's initiative to honour just 55 of the many greats who have played cricket is flawed

The shine's off KP

The shine's off KP

One of the most engrossing subplots of the Ashes summer will centre around whether Pietersen can go back to being golden again

Eight miles higher

Eight miles higher

The link between keeper and tail has become more important and has produced handy runs since the advent of one-day cricket

Twenty20: an earthly odyssey

Twenty20: an earthly odyssey

The shortest format has well and truly come into its own and can no longer be sneered at

Who's up for Australia?

Who's up for Australia?

There's not too much good news for England as they look ahead to the Ashes

It takes two, baby

It takes two, baby

Six of the highest 13 partnerships in Test cricket have come in the last six-odd years; the last three months alone have produced six remarkable stands

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