England preparing for Australia

England preparing for Australia

The Ashes is a year and two months away. A lot of things could change between then and now. England have not held the Ashes in 10 years. They have not won in Australia in 13 years with the last 3 series being absolute drubbing. 0-5, 0-4, 0-4  in Australia shows disaster threadbare. It can …

McCullum’s role and Lyon

McCullum’s role and Lyon

Brendan McCullum, the man who is credited with creating a whole new philosophy of playing Test cricket, has been handed over the white-ball coaching as well by the ECB. On the other side, Nathan Lyon, wants a 3-match Test series to decide the WTC winner. Let me pass my two cents about McCullum’s role and …

The Border Gavaskar trophy

The Border Gavaskar trophy

The Border Gavaskar trophy. The series is another 2 months away. India have a series against Bangladesh and New Zealand whereas Australia have a short series in England. Yet, the series is already in focus for several Australian cricketers. Indian cricketers, except for Shastri and Gavaskar, hasn’t reacted to any of the statement made by …

The David Warner career

The David Warner career

Almost an year after he retired from red-ball cricket, David Warner, has retired from white-ball cricket too. This was a much anticipated and expected announcement that came at the end of the group game against India. Everyone knows that for sometime now, Warner has been struggling with his form in all formats. It is often …

Glenn McGrath a bowler par-excellence

Glenn McGrath a bowler par-excellence

He is called by his Australian teammates as pigeon. A pigeon is a bird that is generally, soft and not violent like an eagle or a vulture. On the field he was anything but a pigeon. It just wasn’t possible to see him keeping quiet, constantly egging on the bowlers and getting himself involved in …

Lyon about CA and BCCI

Lyon about CA and BCCI

I understand that the title Lyon about CA and BCCI must be slightly misleading because one will feel that Nathan Lyon, the brilliant Australian spinner, has said something about both Cricket Australia and the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The first part is correct. He has criticised Cricket Australia. I have included BCCI …