Cricket365 05 Aug 2013

Old Trafford report cards: Australia

Manchester - bar the weather - was pretty good to the tourists, except for Shane Watson, who really isn't producing what the nation requires of its number one Test all-rounder.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 04 Aug 2013

England's Bogus Substitute Fielders XI

England have become (in)famous for their use of relatively obscure substitute fielders, typified by Tom Craddock's hand in the run-out of Steven Smith at Old Trafford on Sunday. Craddock is, certainly, not alone in his pseudo, fleeting contribution to the Test team.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 03 Aug 2013

Opinion: The Ashes show must, alas, go on

Australia need to get real, accept their shortcomings, and make a game of it. Otherwise, we will all start looking at the football scores by mid-August.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 28 Jul 2013

Warner is more Moose than Malfoy

Is David Warner a hot-headed, badly-intentioned guy, or is he just as thick as two short planks? It must be the case that he's not the brightest candle on the cake, because surely no-one with a brain would keep doing what he does.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 20 Jul 2013

C365 Player of the Week – Kieran Powell

It seems like we're having a West Indies love-fest here at Cricket365, what with Chris Gayle and Sunil Narine receiving our coveted Player of the Week gong in recent times, and this Tuesday is no different!

Blog Opinion Features

Cricket365 20 Jul 2013

C365 Player of the Week – Chris Gayle

You know how usually a player gets hyped up beyond all possible imagining, and then they fall flat on their faces when the time comes to deliver? Chris Gayle is not one of those players.

Blog Opinion News

Cricket365 17 Jul 2013

Only a royal baby will distract from Lord's

Cricket enjoyed its rule and is not ready to abdicate its short-lived crown just yet. It will take the royal baby to finally kick this one off the park.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 16 Jul 2013

SA's Du Plessis: I'm cheering for the Aussies

From an early age we are raised on a steady diet of Southern Hemisphere rivalry, including the mantra, "I support two teams. South Africa and whoever's playing the Aussies".

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 15 Jul 2013

What the papers say: It's all about Jimmy

With the first Test match of the Ashes series finishing in thrilling circumstances, and England winning by just 14 runs, the written media had more than a few angles and threads to ruminate on.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 13 Jul 2013

Media wrap: Reaction to the Broad controversy

It goes without saying that most former England players were on Broad's side, saying he was right to stand and wait for the umpire's decision. Other pundits, and most newspaper writers, felt Broad violated the 'spirit of the game'.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 08 Jul 2013

Jimmy and Trott will rule, KP will be average

While we may not have a cricketing pedigree that stretches beyond the fifth team at our local club, we do have an informed opinion or two about what will go down in the battle for the little wooden urn.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 07 Jul 2013

Seven Ashes rookies on the rise

We've picked seven of the most-talked about Ashes novices and take a closer look at their chances of making an impact amongst their more learned-in-Ashes-conditions colleagues.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 30 Jun 2013

Aussies and England make interesting calls

A couple of things have happened during the past week that may just have turned the Ashes into a more interesting series. Both England and Australia have made bold declarations of intent.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 24 Jun 2013

The Starting XI: Team of the Tournament

India won the Champions Trophy in emphatic fashion, remaining unbeaten from the first game. They were a well-oiled machine, and thus many of the players on our Team of the Tournament list are Indian.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 22 Jun 2013

Opinion: England need gung-ho finish

Freedom of expression is a dangerous opponent. Honest toil and endeavour can only get you so far. It is tempting to put India in the more creative light for the Champions Trophy final at Edgbaston.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 05 Jun 2013

Opinion: England face a quick Trophy exit

If the 'performances' against New Zealand in the recent one days series are anything to go by, then England are looking at an early exit in the Champions Trophy, writes Tim Ellis.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 30 May 2013

The Champions Trophy Not-Mike-Hussey XI

The Champions Trophy features the top eight ODI sides, filled with world class players, so picking 11 names to keep an eye on is a tricky task. Some you'll expect, some you'll be bemused by, and some of you will wish Mike Hussey could be on the list.

Blog Opinion Features

Cricket365 20 May 2013

The Starting XI: IPL players we'll miss

There are a number of entertaining players that will be missed during the final week of the T20 juggernaut, though for reasons they may not like, so we whipped up an XI of players that will be missed.

Blog Opinion Features

Cricket365 10 May 2013

Five-fer: Who will replace Kirsten?

Snoop Dogg, Sir Alex Ferguson and a few other left-field candidates are among Lindsay du Plessis' tongue-in-cheek suggestions to succeed Gary Kirsten.

Blog Opinion Features

Cricket365 04 Mar 2013

Olympic cricket: 10 ways to attract a crowd

How well would a game like cricket go down on a global level, to a general audience that may not know anything about a rather complicated game?

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 15 Feb 2013

Everyone feels the heat in the T20 leagues

The franchise owners are an impatient lot. Whatever they may claim in public, T20 leagues are more about business than about cricket.

Blog Opinion Features

Cricket365 26 Jan 2013

England test the patience in one-dayers

There is a real flakiness to England in one day cricket. Ashley Giles has called for strong minds in the heat of battle but he also pointed to 'high skill levels' which are simply not present in the current squad.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 18 Jan 2013

Eoin looking to own the lot

As England return to the scene of their most recent one day crime (they lost 5-0 to India in 2011) they bring only half of a quartet of young batsmen battling for just a few spots across all formats.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 18 Jan 2013

How to play ODI cricket: A guide

After their latest defeat, it might be a useful exercise for Ashley Giles to put up the following next to the England team sheet.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 18 Dec 2012

What the papers say about England's series win

Such was the all-round nature of England's series victory against India, that the pundits all had different things to talk about. It was a veritable opinion smorgasbord following the final Test in Nagpur.

Blog Opinion England