The T20 tail is wagging the cricketing dog, but what shape is the 20-over format in, asks Luke Reynolds.
First Test – Day 1: Who is Ashton Agar?
July 11, 2013 by 13 Comments
The hopes of an entire nation will rest on the shoulders of Steve Smith and Phil Hughes when day 2 starts. A scary thought for most of us, a huge opportunity for the maligned duo.
England v New Zealand – First Test: Cricket, I’ve missed you
May 23, 2013 by 3 Comments
Is New Zealand’s fate to be forever the not quite team?
Third Test – Day 1: I won’t talk about it here
January 4, 2013 by 18 Comments
Smokie Dawson does not want to be mean-spirited, so he will not talk about the hubris affecting the Australian National Selection Panel, leading them to select an unbalanced line-up for this Test.
Second Test – Day1: Sri Lanka…what the?
December 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Colin Ritchie was stunned at how easily some batsmen gave up their wickets, especially on a pitch and in conditions so perfectly suited for batting and for making runs.
Second Test – Day 1: Number Crunching Boxing Day style
December 27, 2012 by 4 Comments
Mick Jeffrey crunches the numbers from the Boxing Day Test. (Guess how many brain cells Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera used in their shot selections leading to their demise.)
Testing cricket – just a thought
December 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Peter Baulderstone struggles to take the Australian Cricket Board at its word when it declares (with hand on heart) that test cricket is the pinnacle of the modern game.
Thank you Test Cricket for sumptuous, textbook batting
December 3, 2012 by 9 Comments
Textbook shots, when played by the finest batsmen are of endless wonder, says Peter Zitterschlager, who never tires of their nuance and charm.
Second Test – Day 5: STEYN AVOIDS DEFECT in the CITY OF DENTED VASES
November 26, 2012 by 10 Comments
Really, says Almanac anagram king Andrew Gigacz, the result of the test was there for all to see in plain English.
The secret behind Washington Park’s favourite son
November 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
The story of Washington Park Sharks alumni Rob Quiney could be straight from a classic Boys Own Annual, says Ramonn Dobb.
Ashes within reach as England lose their mojo
March 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
by Brendan McArdle The first two days’ play of the Test match in Galle between Sri Lanka and England have proven two things : England are a hopelessly incompetent team in the sub continent, and their hold on the title of no.1 Test team is very tenuous. Never mind the fact that England have bounced [Read more]
Umpires’ Day at the Gabba
December 3, 2011 by 4 Comments
The second day of the First Test between Australia and New Zealand will be remembered as a day when weirdness and officialdom took over the game. Actually, let me start again: the second day of the First Test between Australia and New Zealand will not be remembered. John HarmsJTH is a writer, publisher, [Read more]
Let’s Select The Test Side
November 23, 2011 by 19 Comments
by J.J. Leahy The new selection panel and coach should take some bold steps to plot the future Assuming all are fit, here is my team – 1. Shane Watson – still needed to open, but should go down to six so that he can contribute with the ball in the longer term 2. [Read more]
First Test preview
November 8, 2011 by 7 Comments
The footy and racing are over and it’s time to turn attention to some real Test cricket coming back from South Africa. And what a mini-series it is in prospect, with the ramifications for both teams being huge. We were entitled to feel pretty happy with the performance under our new skipper in Sri Lanka, [Read more]
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