The lingering image of Rubel Hossain
Mar 24, 2015 Short, slight, fast, skiddy, moves it sideways, in-drifts it, and gets good bounce. And the last Australia probably saw of him was two one-over spells
Christian Ryan
Writer based in Melbourne. Author of Golden Boy: Kim Hughes and the Bad Old Days of Australian Cricket
Elegy for runlessness
Mar 18, 2015 Chatara to Dhawan: six balls, no runs, six paragraphs. There's a certain poetry about the maiden over
Twenty-two balls from Chris Jordan
Mar 12, 2015 Or how England can take a simple idea and stretch it till it makes no sense at all
Man walks into a bar, watches Afghanistan
Mar 6, 2015 It's natural that cricket's obsessives should relish the sparkle of Afghanistan's play this World Cup
Soumya Sarkar's shot in the dark
Mar 2, 2015 The long-lasting memory of a young batsman we have never seen before is of that one brilliant shot announcing his arrival
Ross Taylor: hips don't lie
Feb 17, 2015 On the first morning of the World Cup: a most engrossing 14 runs
Watching Ashton Agar
Mar 28, 2014 When you make 98 from No. 11 on debut, it is your premature fate to never just be another name on a teamsheet
The Marsh mystery
Mar 11, 2014 He looks like one of Australia's top six batsmen, doesn't make the necessary runs in first-class cricket, briefly dazzles in Tests, goes away, then comes back
Why is it always about the team?
Feb 12, 2014 Insiders consider Kevin Pietersen's lack of "teamliness" his biggest flaw but spectators love to watch him play. So who matters more?
The 52nd six
Dec 30, 2013 Watching and hearing a six hit at a ground is a visceral experience, even in an age when sixes are the norm, not the exception