Tag: Adam Gilchrist

THE HISTORY BOYS

16 June 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler The phrase “history is written by the winners” has been widely misattributed. Ironically, most people […]

Simply the best

12 May 2024 0 comments

Anderson calls time on his glittering England career By Matt Green Jimmy Anderson’s 22-year career for England will end this […]

Head hits hundred as Australia stun India to win record sixth World Cup

19 November 2023 0 comments

Travis Head’s outstanding century carried Australia to World Cup glory for the sixth time as they downed all-conquering India to […]

The Definitive Matthew Hayden

11 June 2023 0 comments

The Aussie run-machine looks back at the standout innings’ from his prolific career The hangover 64 & 43* Queensland v […]

BATES’ KEEPING UP APPEARANCES FOR THE MODERN-DAY GLOVEMAN

8 September 2019 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore catches up with former Hampshire player Michael Bates who, in retirement, has written a book examining the role […]

It’s another bitter pill to swallow for South Africa in a Cricket World Cup

24 June 2019 0 comments

A team forever blighted in the World Cup

Lavalette: Surely World Cup is beyond Ricky Ponting

21 February 2019 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette welcomes the recruitment of a former skipper to the Aussie ODI set-up but questions whether it has come too late

Who would want to be a keeper?

18 July 2018 0 comments

Isabelle Westbury pens a column on how keepers are more open to adding innovation to their dynamic

Adam Gilchrist calls on Al Jazeera to name cricketers accused of spot-fixing in sting

30 May 2018 0 comments

‘I can’t imagine why they would want to go and do it’

Shane Warne reacts to Australia’s ball-tampering saga

28 March 2018 0 comments

Jonathan Trott also sends message to David Warner

Steve Smith and David Warner handed lengthy bans for role in ball-tampering

28 March 2018 0 comments

Cricket Australia investigation reveals it WAS sandpaper

North column: Real Test for Aussies awaits in South Africa

1 February 2018 0 comments

Ahead of the upcoming series, Marcus North recalls when he, Phil Hughes and Ben Hilfenhaus made their Test debuts in 2009 against South Africa

HOW AUSTRALIA LINED UP…

12 January 2018 0 comments

Justin Langer Tests: 5 Runs: 394 Average: 43.77 Matthew Hayden Tests: 5 Runs: 318 Average: 35.33 Ricky Ponting (c) Tests: […]

Anthology of the ASHES

12 January 2018 0 comments

This superb anthology showcases 100 years of peerless writing on the Ashes from The Cricketer magazine. Insightful new contributions from […]

‘It was torture’ Paul Collingwood sums up England’s WACA experience in 2006-07 Ashes

24 December 2017 0 comments

In our Action Replay feature, Sam Pilger looks back at England’s unassailable position in the series going from bad to worse thanks to Warne

Dream Team XI: Dawid Malan

25 October 2017 0 comments

The England and Middlesex batsman selects a long, long batting line-up

Rivalry reunited in BT commentary box

20 October 2017 0 comments

By Seth Francis MICHAEL Vaughan and Ricky Ponting will be reunited this winter with the former captains teaming up in […]

Big Vernon Philander has earned the right to feast at the top

12 July 2017 0 comments

By Neil Manthorp The suburb of Ravensmead in Parow, 20 kilometres from the centre of Cape Town, has no airs, […]

A rousing finale would have been a fitting end to all this…

31 March 2017 0 comments

Adam Collins Adam Collins in India and Geoff Lemon of the ABC Down Under After a close-fought series the boys […]

It was fast and furious but how many will miss the WACA?

20 October 2015 0 comments

Tristan Lavalette locates a love-hate relationship as the end looms for one of cricket’s most iconic grounds… Known universally simply […]

Dream Team: Tom Smith, Gloucestershire spinner

23 June 2015 0 comments

1. CHRIS ROGERS – Australia & Middlesex I was very fortunate to play with Chris at Middlesex and he’s just a great […]

Marcus North – My life in cricket

26 May 2015 0 comments

I finally got into the Australian Test side at the start of 2009 off the back of the home loss […]