FORTY or so years ago, this weekend, Ian Callen collapsed mid-match during his first Test, the result of an adverse reaction to inoculations ahead of Australia’s 1978 tour of the Caribbean. KEN PIESSE remembers his remarkable effort to rise from his sick bed a... More »
A DISTRACTED and under strength Sri Lanka could again be embarrassed in Canberra’s inaugural Test match, says KEN PIESSE. More »
KEN PIESSE says only six of Australia’s current Test squad should consider themselves certainties to tour England for the Ashes later this year. More »
A LOSING summer campaign is opening fresh opportunities for the fringe players says KEN PIESSE. More »
MARCH 29 and the lifting of the bans on Steve Smith and David Warner can't come quickly enough for our own KEN PIESSE. More »
JOSH Hazlewood may not necessarily play a home town Test in Sydney next week, says KEN PIESSE More »
KEN PIESSE says Test discard Peter Handscomb faces an agonising New Year, wondering if he’ll ever play for Australia again. More »
THE Boxing Day Test is always a favourite with the players. It’s their Grand Final, the match they love to dominate. KEN PIESSE speaks with four golden oldies who did just that. More »
THERE HAVE been more than 50 “one-Test wonders” in the history of Australian cricket. KEN PIESSE pays tribute to one, Colin Guest, who died recently More »
AUSTRALIA’S win in Perth is no one-off, says cricket writer KEN PIESSE. Tim Paine’s team can go all the way and win the series from here. More »
Australia is the hunted and India the hunters approaching Friday’s Second Test at Optus Stadium in Perth, says KEN PIESSE. More »
As Australia ponders the make-up of its top six for the first Test in Adelaide, KEN PIESSE sounds a warning that too many left-handers could spell gloom and doom, especially with R. Ashwin in the opposition dressing room. More »
