Honesty in the game and when cricket "just isn't cricket"

From Atherton and Hussey's refusal to walk to AB De Villiers' "claimed" catch, Andrew Hughes wonders whether players are any more honest today than they were a hundred years ago....

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Andrew Hughes

Sep 30 2008

Wicketkeepers: Prior deserves the full shilling

Say what you like about wicketkeepers but they occupy a vital position in a team and England's number seven should be awarded with a central contract, says Frank Gregan....

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Frank Gregan

Sep 29 2008

Players should be free to earn their living wherever they choose, even if that's in the ICL

Frank Gregan looks at the ongoing mess involving all the acronyms: the BCCI, the ICL and the ICC......

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Frank Gregan

Sep 22 2008

Ian Botham v Andrew Flintoff: Battle of the all-rounders

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo looks at the stats and character of England's two greatest ever all-rounders...

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Paul Moon

Sep 16 2008

England Cricket Betting: Vaughan's central contract and Cook's Twenty20 inclusion are the latest blunders by the selectors

Frank Gregan on how the awarding of a central contract to Vaughan was ill-judged and why England will miss Napier and Mascarenhas when it comes to the hit-and-giggle of the Twenty20 Stanford showdown....

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Frank Gregan

Sep 15 2008

Crossing the Boundary: Timing and hitting the sweet spot get you sixes, not power

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. From the question of whether bats are bigger these days to the type of wood used, Pablo looks at why more maximums are being hit these days than ever...

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Paul Moon

Sep 14 2008

Quality Slip Fielders Needed: Sharp eyes and explosive muscle essential. Long hours.

Slip fielding is a specialist skill and a vital part of cricket but, says Andrew Hughes, there is currently a worldwide dearth of quality slip men....

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Andrew Hughes

Sep 11 2008

The truth behind the "Stresscothick" affair and why sportsmen reflect society

As Frank Gregan finished the last few pages of Trescothick's book on his well-documented illness, he took time out to reflect on the pressures of being an international sportsman and why Trescothick really had no...

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Frank Gregan

Sep 8 2008

Take a long, hard look at yourself...Andrew Symonds

Pablo Luna - Moonlighting for Betfair. Pablo was disappointed, if not surprised, to see Andrew Symonds in the headlines for the wrong reasons once again. But does it signal the end of his international career?...

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Paul Moon

Sep 7 2008

Cricketing Brothers: Mark and Steve win the Waugh of cricketing siblings

Andrew Hughes looks at cricketing brothers from past and present to have strutted their stuff on the biggest stage. There's only one winner when it comes to the greatest sibling duo of them all though......

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Andrew Hughes

Sep 4 2008

September 2008 - Bat and ball