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Adrian Meredith
Sat, April 27 2013
What went wrong with Australian cricket
The indomitable Australian cricket team of the late nineties and noughties has gone on a downward spiral over the last five-six years, especially after the retirement of stalwarts such as Glenn McGrath, Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden and Shane Warne. Adrian Meredith tries to figure out what went wrong and what could have been.
Sat, March 30 2013
What Australia could do ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series
In just over two months from now, Australia will be heading over to England for the first leg of back-to-back Ashes to be played home and away. And, if Australia keeps going the way they are right now, they are going to lose both sets of Ashes.
Wed, March 06 2013
Team selection: Pros and cons before the Australian team management
Australia have lost the first two Tests, at Chennai and Hyderabad respectively, and are down 0-2 in the four-Test series. The following article discusses the pros and cons of each option that are available before Australia:
Wed, February 27 2013
Xavier Doherty and Mitchell Johnson should come in for Nathan Lyon and Peter Siddle
Australia lost the 1st Test with all 20 of their wickets falling to spin. In contrast, India lost 12 wickets — eight to pace and four to spin. And that says just about all you need to know about how Australia can win.
Fri, January 25 2013
Why it’s not right to tag the word “Muslim” to Usman Khawaja
It has been widely reported in the press that Usman Khawaja is the first Muslim to play cricket for Australia.
Thu, December 27 2012
Sachin Tendulkar and his magical aura
In faraway Australia, I too heard about Sachin Tendulkar. He was still a teenager when they first talked about him during international cricket coverage.
Mon, December 17 2012
Why Shane Watson is the best all-rounder in cricket in over 50 years
There has been a lot of talk, especially amongst Australian fans, that Shane Watson isn't good enough to make the team, or they want him to bat at No 7 or 8, or lower. Let’s see how good Watson is, and why he is the Australia's best ever all-rounder.
Thu, November 01 2012
Preview of 1st Test: It will be pace vs pace between Australia and South Africa at Brisbane
Australia will have to be at their absolute best to win - and at least two or three players will have to play out of their skin to get them over the line.
Sun, October 21 2012
It doesn’t make sense to bring in 34-year Haddin to replace an in-form 24-year-old Wade
Australian captain Michael Clarke, vice captain Shane Watson and even chairman of selectors John Inverarity have all said that Brad Haddin is in the mix for selection for the Australian Test squad.
Sun, August 05 2012
Has cricket got better or worse since the turn of the century?
Since 2000, a lot of things have happened in cricket, most notably the invention of Twenty/20 cricket – 20-overs-per-side, but also, perhaps just as significantly, the introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS).