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Is The Centralised Contract The Cause Of England’s Cricketing Woes?

Cricket has always been seen as being quintessentially English. England has however evolved, and that belief, if it were ever true, is now more questionable than ever. If cricket was seen as the sport that defined a country, the English

Christmas Sports

In Australia the Boxing Day Cricket Test Match has become a tradition, which means that those players involved must be careful not to over indulge on Christmas Day. If you feel sorry for them spare a thought for those athletes

No Preparation Like Good Technique

Cricket has always been a dangerous game. It has resulted in serious injury and also unfortunately some deaths over the last 400 years. The last forty years have seen an increase in the quality and options of protective equipment, as

Club’s For Country?

To many cricket fans both inside and outside of Australia it came as no surprise to hear that the independent review into the ball-tampering issue by the Ethics centre found Cricket Australia “arrogant” and had created a “win-at-all costs” mentality.

Can You Put A Price on History?

Sport has always been a place for differences of opinion on and off the pitch. In the modern era we are constantly seeing management and administrators making changes to what has been the norm. Sometimes those changes are for the