Velocity

Michael Clarke needs to rethink leadership strategy.

2011-12-25T02:25:00.000-08:00

Whatever happens at the MCG tomorrow, one thing is clear. Their batsmen would have gone through a litmus test which will decide which way the series will go. With or without India’s top pace bowlers on show, Australia’s green openers and creaky middle order will have to make a statement in Melbourne that drastically changes their opponents’ minds, and those of neutral viewers if only temporarily, about the vulnerability of their so called unpredictable batting line up.Read more »

India’s tour of Australia: A Preview

2011-12-17T00:42:00.000-08:00

On Boxing Day, the Melbourne Cricket Ground will host its traditional Boxing Day Test. A year ago, the MCG Boxing Day Test was the game in which England officially thwarted Australia’s advances on the Ashes, and their convincing innings victory allowed them to retain the Ashes for the first time since the 80’s. With Australia managing to avoid plunging to (many more) such depths since that landmark Test, the Australian public will very well look to the upcoming four Test series against a confident (and at times cocky) Indian outfit as a chance to win back some lost confidence as well as reputation.
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Remembering Munich.

2011-02-05T23:49:00.001-08:00

They were some of the finest in the land. None were older than 28 and as many as four were 22 or younger. 53 years ago, Old Trafford's finest went up in flames.

The Case of the Dinho: Why the Brazilian Should Stick to Europe

2011-01-02T21:20:00.001-08:00

That Ronaldo de Assís Moreira, aka Ronaldinho Gaucho, aka Ronaldinho is a great player is under a cloud. Just four years ago, he was rubbing shoulders with Diego Maradona as probably the greatest exponent of the game in living memory. Indeed, his complete control of the ball at his feet, the ability to swerve it one way, then the other, all the time keeping his marker guessing just what is going to happen next, is a sight to behold. For a brief moment it seemed as though the buck toothed genius was back. The moment was fleeting.

Birmingham City – Manchester United: United’s Game Review

2010-12-29T19:32:00.001-08:00

That Birmingham City got away with a 1-1 draw is perhaps as much a reflection of the spirit Alex McLeish has instilled in his side, as it is of the quality the FA possesses in terms of referees. Indeed, it is not often in the Premier League that one gets to see a game that is not marred by some sort of refereeing controversy. While refereeing blunders are not uncommon in football the world over, the Premier League somewhat specializes in refs who claim all the back page headlines more often than not.

Against the Best: Statistical Analysis of the Best Batsmen against the Best Bowlers of the Tendulkar Era

2010-12-29T11:33:00.001-08:00

With the recent batting success of Jacques Kallis there have been many cries to elevate Kallis to the post of the vice-'best-modern-day-batsman', ahead of India's Sachin Tendulkar, and just behind West Indian legend, Brian Lara.

To 4-3-3 or Not to 4-3-3? That is the Question…

2010-12-28T07:19:00.001-08:00

… To rephrase the great Will Shakespeare. It's a question that another great Brit is probably grappling with.

2010 World Test XI

2010-12-26T21:08:00.001-08:00

(All stats provided are against the top 8 ranked sides of the world.)

With the last two Tests of the year taking place simultaneously in the southern hemisphere, one would suppose we have enough information with us about who the best batsmen, bowlers and wicket keepers are for the bygone year. So without further ado, let's dive into it.

Year End Review: India

2010-12-26T13:37:00.001-08:00

It would be naïve to suggest that the Indian cricket team's strangle hold of the top spot in Test cricket is absolute. In fact as South Africa are demonstrating at the moment, this Indian team is anything but an heir to the crown of world champions. It's a crown worn by stunning sides. From Bradman's Invincibles, one of the earliest outright dominant Test sides, to the West Indies teams of the 70s, 80s and early 90s. Australia have well and truly come to their end as the most dominating side of our times.

Manchester United: Year End Review for 2010

2010-12-26T10:42:00.000-08:00

Is Manchester United the best team in the Barclays Premier League at the moment? Going into the New Year, the answer could be argued either way. On one hand they sit pretty on top of the table, with a game in hand to the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal, and two to Manchester City.
On the other hand, the likes of Tottenham Hotspurs and Arsenal must be wondering how this team have managed to sit on top so comfortably by December after the ridiculous start they had.
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2010-05-04T10:38:00.000-07:00

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Man Utd: It's Not Over Till It's Over.

2010-04-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

Almost a year ago, I wrote a piece asking United fans to chin up. We had just been through the most devastating loss of the season to the most hated rivals we have.
A year on, this time, the loss just suffered is probably worse. We are no longer masters of our own destiny, in the league at least, and have to pray for good fortune.
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Bradman and Tendulkar: Who IS better?

2010-02-26T21:06:00.000-08:00

Nasser Hussain, the Indian born, yet fiercely English, former captain of the Poms, it seems has opened the Pandora's Box, by openly stating that he felt India's supreme batsman, Sachin Tendulkar was now the best player in the game ever, toppling the great Sir Donald Bradman.
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Tendulkar's Temerity Surfaces Once Again

2010-02-25T10:45:00.001-08:00

On 24th February, 2010, exactly twenty two years after the infamous world record school-boys batting partnership was set, the same culprit committed another one of those heinous acts which have made him a loath figure among luminaries such as the flamboyant former bastman Sanjay Manjrekar, captain marvel Michael Atherton, stroke-maker extraordinaire Ian Chappell, and that model of fair play- Moin Khan.
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And So The Journey Continues: Gwalior10 Little More Than a Footnote in Tendulkar's Record Books.

2010-02-25T08:23:00.000-08:00

This may just be the beginning of the end- Moin Khan. January, 2006
A player trying to eke out a career- Ian Chappell. March, 2007
Now just a comic book hero- Michael Atherton. April, 2007
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