“It seemed completely beyond belief that the Australian cricket team were involved with cheating.” It might have shocked you Mr Turnbull, but only the brazenness of Australia’s cheating surprised the rest of the world. The fabled spirit of cricket has been under attack for some time, and Australia have been one of nations leading the assault. Not that the Aussie public realised this before now. South Africa’s subsequent 322 run victory over Australia the following day will barely be a...
Test Cricket Is Not Dying, But The Way Traditionalists Think About It Should
Today we have a guest article by new writer Mark Cohen. He argues that cricket is certainly changing but denies these changes necessarily threaten Test cricket. It’s an interesting perspective, and one that might mollify the doom and gloom around here. It certainly challenges my own assumptions. Over to you, Mark … For the best part of this millennium, T20 cricket has been played professionally throughout the world on a national and international level. This summer marks the fifteen...
