the Ashes

Four Day Tests? You Must Have Peebles in your Head

It was the cricket writer Ian Peebles who wrote back in the 1960’s that when it came to new International teams being given Test Cricket status he thought they should be given an abbreviated version than the standard five days.

Cricket’s One Big Test

A common trend in today’s world is for companies to bring in “specialists” to give them advice as to how they can do things better. Sporting organisations are no different. Just as coaches and athletes will look at new training

Runners Up in More Ways Than One

The reason the presentation of the FA Cup is so special is because it is so simple. The game finishes, the players celebrate and commiserate and then the losers climb the famous steps to collect their medals, followed by the

Taking the Mickey

The news that Cricket Australia have decided to terminate coach Mickey Arthur’s contract has stunned many close to the game. It may also prove to be a grave mistake by Cricket Australia. The word is that chief executive James Sutherland was