Cricket

Pietersen Continues to Polarise Opinion

Kevin Pietersen has always polarised opinion amongst cricket fans. Even back where it all started in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Throughout his career he has ruffled feathers as many of the great players of the past have done, Keith Miller, Doug

Undervaluing Preparation

Warm up matches on cricket tours despite touring teams struggling to acclimatise to new conditions appear to becoming fewer and fewer.  Australia had one game planned before they play World number One test team South Africa and that has been

Winners, Losers and A New Incentive.

Scotland and the United Arab Emirates have qualified for next year’s Cricket World Cup. Both teams finished the round robin phase with eight points posting for wins and one loss. Scotland have qualified for two previous World Cups in 1999

Sport and Politics One

Sachin Tendulkar is given God-like status in India so one has to wonder why he would want to enter the murky world of Politics. It would appear that getting in is going to be just as hard as getting in

Bouncers on Menu at ICC Meeting

The ICC meeting that is about to start in India is likely to be one of the most heated for many years. The proposal by the Boards of India, Australia and England to take over the complete functioning of the