After a day of escalating inter-team on-field antics, things could be, and were, worse
Almanac Cricket – Australia v India Test series: Thank god we met Kohli!
December 18, 2018 by 10 Comments
Australia v India – Perth, Day 3: Brilliant contest
December 16, 2018 by 6 Comments
Citrus Bob is captivated by another superb day of Test cricket as the Indians do the best they can to get back into the contest. And should Virat Kohli’s masterful innings have been ended as it was?
Australia v India – Perth, Day 2: Tension in The Ark
December 16, 2018 by 4 Comments
Cirus Bob Utber makes his way to The Ark. He describes a brilliant, even day of test cricket, where the Indian skipper led the fightback.
Australia v India – Perth Test, Day1: A nose in front?
December 14, 2018 by 6 Comments
Citrus Bob reports from Perth on Day 1 of the Second Test between Australia and India.
Australia v India – Adelaide, Day 5: Pessimistic Optimism
December 11, 2018 by 2 Comments
Sean Mortell is expectant and more than a little nervous as he takes his position in front of the TV. He sees the Australians put up a super fight but the Indians claim victory.
Australia v India – Adelaide, Day 3: Can’t you hear the thunder?
December 9, 2018 by 5 Comments
Some nice weather-cricket writing from Mark Duffett in the Riverbank Stand (a good view out onto the weather sector) as the Australians fall and the Indians grind in the face of some tidy bowling. [Nice piece – JTH]
Virat Kohli (from cricket.com.au)
December 4, 2018 by 1 Comment
In reasonable nick, the imperious Indian skipper. [Wow – Ed]
Almanac Cricket: The Real 2017 Men’s Team of the Year
January 24, 2018 by 8 Comments
Dave Brown says, ‘Picking a “best of” team in cricket is great fun – particularly if you like disappointing everyone. But if you can’t disappoint everyone every now and again what, precisely, is the point of living?’
So here are his picks based on the numbers – what do you think?
Almanac Cricket – ICC Champions Trophy: One of Cricket’s Best-kept Secrets
May 31, 2017 by 4 Comments
Brendan McArdle takes an in-depth look at Australia’s team ahead of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. Have the selectors given Steve Smith the right team for the tournament?
Round 1 Preview: And to all a very good night – Grand Final
March 23, 2017 by 1 Comment
Sal Ciardulli with his thoughts on the 3rd Test in India and a twilight Grand Final, as well as his previews of this week’s Round 1 AFL fixtures and racing action in Sydney and Melbourne.
India v Australia – Ranchi Test: Bully the Bully
March 19, 2017 by 1 Comment
The Indian cricket fandom have taken to social media to attack Steve Smith over images that appeared to show him mocking Kohli. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case but that hasn’t stopped social media going into a storm with the #bullythebully hashtag.
India v Australia – Ranchi Test, Day 1: Maxwell! Glenn Maxwell!
March 17, 2017 by 4 Comments
A fascinating first day’s cricket at Ranchi reviewed by Paddy Grindlay as the skipper and an unusually compact ‘Big Show’ save the innings
Almanac Cricket – Test Team of the Year: Did the ICC get it right?
December 30, 2016 by 6 Comments
Twitter is angry but Dave Brown examines the numbers for the ICC Test Team of the Year
Almanac Cricket: It’s not A. Agar who should be taking the heat for a disappointing Australian tournament
March 29, 2016 by 11 Comments
Brendan McArdle is flabbergasted at the selection of Australia’s team at the World T20 Cup.
Where things Started to Go Wrong for India
March 27, 2015 by 6 Comments
Straight and to the point: Raj Singh analyses ‘where-it-all-went-wrong’ for the Indian team after Thursday night’s semi final loss to Australia in the ICC World Cup. Not quite George Best being delivered room service while laying on a bed covered in £20,000 in cash and Miss Universe naked beside him, but we get where Raj is going with this…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Five: Until We Meet Again..
January 10, 2015 by 11 Comments
From the solemnity of Adelaide to the grind of the SCG, Citrus Bob Utber has been there for every step of the 2014-2015 Indian tour of Australia. In his final report on the Test series, Bob settles in for what promises to be an exciting final day.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Three: The Kohli Masterclass
January 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Day three at the SCG sees Bob Utber mixing it with former PM’s, searching for ‘The Richie’s’ and reveling in the beauty of a Virat Kohli masterclass with the willow.
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Rohit, Rahul Steady India but Australia Firmly on Top
January 7, 2015 by 4 Comments
Fresh off his 4:00am alarm at home in India, Viraj Deshpande from Criczest.com once again provides a sorely needed visitors’ perspective to the Fourth Test at the SCG. It seems that patience with the Indian bowling attack is beginning to wear thin back home…
SCG Test, Australia v India – Day One: Test cricket with an ocean view!
January 6, 2015 by 4 Comments
Summer traditions blend by the ocean for Jill Scanlon as she combines her love of the beach and her love of cricket.
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