ENGLAND HAVE not yet named their team for the Ashes and cricket expert IAN CALLEN – himself a former Test fast bowler – is wondering whether they have a surprise weapon among their all-important but ageing pace bowling artillery: AUSTRALIA’S LOSS of the Ashes ... More »
FORGET THE upcoming Ashes for a moment – both Australia and England have suffered humiliating defeats by long-shot outsiders in quick succession. Chief writer RON REED found some reasons to enjoy watching it: More »
WHO IS the best all-round cricketer in the world? Australian cricket fans should stand by to find out. He plays for Bangladesh and Steve Smith’s men are about to come up against him. IAN CALLEN reports More »
GOOD THINGS come in threes, and, as chief writer RON REED reports in Test cricket so do some strange things: HAT-TRICKS are among the least common occurrences in Test cricket – in more than 2000 matches over nearly 150 years, bowlers have taken wickets with th... More »