Cricket365 06 Jan 2015

Footage: Biff vs Haydos

In their continuing series to pit players against each other, the Lord's youtube enthusiasts have asked who is better: Graeme Smith or Matthew Hayden.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 04 Jan 2015

BBL is showing why England needs franchises

Once again the make up of the English T20 tournament is under intense discussion. All of a sudden everywhere you look there is a county pro tweeting about how the Big Bash is brilliant.

Australia Blog Opinion

Cricket365 02 Jan 2015

C365 bloggers look back over 2014

As regular readers will know, Cricket365 is fortunate to have a collection of some excellent writers willing to put their names on(the)line for us. We asked a few of them about their cricketing highlights of 2014.

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Cricket365 02 Jan 2015

C365’s World Test Team of the Year

Let's take a look at the best Test performers this calendar year, from around the world, and see which players crack the nod for our 2014 Team of the Year.

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Cricket365 02 Jan 2015

C365’s Debutants of 2014 XI

Teams are always a work in progress - evolving and mutating, ebbing and rising - and in that they replicate the relentless march of Mother Nature.

Australia Bangladesh

Cricket365 02 Jan 2015

C365’s Alternate Awards for 2014

As we wave farewell to 2014, it is important to look back at what cricket has given us, and shower praise on those that have made this such a memorable year. Here are the Cricket365 Alternative Awards.

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Cricket365 01 Jan 2015

Opinion: Phlegmatic Dhoni retires at the right time

While his approach has angered supporters at times, it has certainly led to success for Dhoni, both on and off the field. He is the richest cricketer in the world, his face has launched a thousand advertising campaigns.

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Cricket365 31 Dec 2014

Opinion: It’s tough not to enjoy the PE band

St George's Park is a pleasing jumble of stands, stilted chalets and assorted odds and sods. There's something - and somewhere - for everyone and it lends itself to harmony, socially and tunefully.

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Cricket365 30 Dec 2014

Footage: B-Mac’s knock and Maxi’s mistake

The last week in December always provides cricket-lovers with plenty of action, with Tests around the globe usually occupying prime TV space from Boxing Day onwards, and the Big Bash League also in full swing.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 30 Dec 2014

C365’s 10 talking points from 2014

The year in cricket has provided many a highlight and lowlight, on and off the field, and guest columnist Tim Ellis recalls some of his more deep-seated memories of 2014.

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Cricket365 30 Dec 2014

Opinion: England’s year was a slo-mo car crash

Two series wins in all formats, a tame surrender of the Ashes, an embarrassing World T20 which culminated in a loss to part-time cricketers from the Netherlands. It was a car crash spread over 12 months.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 20 Dec 2014

Opinion: ECB have damaged Cook’s career

England have made the decision to take the family Labrador to the vets and do the kind thing. Having the poor thing carry on like that was unfair on everyone.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 19 Dec 2014

Reflections on day one in Centurion

The West Indies may have dominated world cricket in the 70's and eighties but, because South Africa were in sporting isolation then, the Calypso side has only ever beaten South Africa in three Test matches. After a look at how the tourists fared on day one at Centurion it seems highly unlikely that that stat is going to change during this series.

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Cricket365 16 Dec 2014

C365’s ‘What to Watch’ at the BBL|04

The Big Bash League has grown in popularity with both fans and overseas players in the four years since it began, and this year's edition promises some exciting clashes, with big names from around the globe adding to the appeal.

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Cricket365 14 Dec 2014

Six talking points from the Adelaide Test

The first Test between Australia and India was always going to have a heightened emotional element, in the wake of Phillip Hughes' passing just a fortnight earlier, but what we got was a rollercoaster of heart-stopping moments.

Blog Opinion India

Cricket365 13 Dec 2014

Footage: Ukeleles and Google Glass

England are in Sri Lanka for an ODI series, in preparation for the World Cup, but there was still time for skipper Alastair Cook to have some fun with some children in Colombo, while wearing Google glasses.

Blog Opinion England

Cricket365 09 Dec 2014

Footage: KP in Melbourne, hints at comeback

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has arrived in Melbourne for his stint in the Big Bash League with the Stars, and he chats about facing Mitchell Johnson, loving the Aussie crowds, and a possible comeback.

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Cricket365 08 Dec 2014

A poetic tribute: ’63 not out’

Veteran Australian actor Jack Thompson has narrated a poem in honour of batsman Phillip Hughes, called '63 not out' in a video made by Cricket Australia ahead of the first India Test.

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Cricket365 01 Dec 2014

Opinion: Ali’s an individual in an identikit England

'What Moeen has shown in his short career is that there is the talent to play attacking cricket in England. The selectors just need to pick them,' writes Peter Miller.

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Cricket365 29 Nov 2014

Cricket has shown its best side #putoutyourbat

It may seem callous and shallow to seek deeper meaning in the tragic death of 25-year-old Phillip Hughes, other than simply the awfulness of his passing. But sometimes it takes life at its very worst for us to glimpse it at its very best.

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Cricket365 27 Nov 2014

Eight reasons to always wear a batting helmet

The evolution of batsmen not wearing helmets at all to wearing some of the safest equipment around has reduced the incidents of serious injury drastically, while short-pitched bowling has continued, and will continue, to be used as a weapon.

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Cricket365 25 Nov 2014

Opinion: What a stupid time to play in Sri Lanka

England are in Sri Lanka to watch it rain and try and find a gap in the showers to play a little bit of cricket. There are seven matches, there could be as many as seven no results.

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Cricket365 22 Nov 2014

Opinion: Too many Cooks spoil the ODI broth

There will be talk of Hales making way to get Moeen into the team, but that just isn't the case. The reason that Hales has been dropped is because they need to make room for Cook.

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Cricket365 22 Nov 2014

Opinion: ‘Tis not just a scratch, Pup

Clarke has played just six of the 16 ODIs his side have contested this year, with one half ton. So how many of those players, despite what they tell the media, even think of him as the one-day skipper anymore?

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Cricket365 20 Nov 2014

Footage: Surrey lads go Commando

Surrey's pre-season training took a page out of the Green Beret handbook, as they were put through their paces bootcamp-style by a military man, and Arun Harinath filmed it via a camera on his head.

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