Australia’s Test losses: six, and countingAustralia’s Test losses: six, and counting
THE last time Australia lost six Tests in a row, it lost a captain with the fifth of those losses. That was Kim Hughes who wept openly at a press[...]
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Whinging Poms or whinging Aussies?Whinging Poms or whinging Aussies?
BACK in March, when Australia played India in a Test series, the Decision Review System, the use of technology to query on-field umpiring decisions, was not used because India had[...]
Much ado about nothing: sportsmen are not the moral compass of any nationMuch ado about nothing: sportsmen are not the moral compass of any nation
SINCE when did cricketers — or any other sportsmen for that matter — become the moral compass of the people? Since when was it wrong to do anything that passed[...]
When the Ashes come around, everything else loses its importanceWhen the Ashes come around, everything else loses its importance
WHEN sport comes along, major sport that is, international contests, everything else is pushed to the background in Australia. And you can’t get bigger than the Ashes, the contest for[...]
Good riddance: Shane Watson quitsGood riddance: Shane Watson quits
The vice-captain of Australia’s cricket team, Shane Watson, has stepped down from his post. Not from the team, just the post. It’s good he did it, because that saves the[...]
Phillip Hughes rides againPhillip Hughes rides again
At times, the manner in which a batsman makes runs provides evidence of his ability. But the reverse is also true: at times, the way a batsman scores is indicative[...]
Black money drives the IPLBlack money drives the IPL
Back in 1967, the then Indian finance minister Morarji Desai had the brilliant idea of raising taxes well beyond their existing level; the maximum marginal tax rate was raised as[...]
Brownwash leaves Australia shatteredBrownwash leaves Australia shattered
Last month, Australia completed a miserable cricket tour of India during which it lost all four Tests, the first time this has happened since 1970. On that occasion, a strong[...]
Xenophobes in Australia about to choke on their cornflakesXenophobes in Australia about to choke on their cornflakes
THE xenophobes in Australia — and that’s a goodly proportion of the population — will find themselves in a difficult position if Fawad Ahmed is granted citizenship and selected to[...]
When the offenders become the storyWhen the offenders become the story
No thought was given to the possibility that a woman from a conservative part of India could possibly have held the royal family in such esteem that to be[...]