It was certainly interesting to read Peter Roebuck’s article on the problems of political influence in Zimbabwean cricket the other day, in light of Australia’s decision to elect former Prime Minister John Howard as it’s representative at the ICC. As far as Peter is concerned, political interference in the Zimbabwe Cricket board has resulted in a plethora of hideous ramifications for that country’s players and overall cricket system. Now, no one is suggesting that John Howard in any way represents a similar threat to the Australian Cricket Board or the ICC, particularly when he will become President in 2012, but politics and sport generally do not mix well, and thus we can certainly take Zimbabwe as a cautionary tale.
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Blaise Murphet
who has written 46 posts for World Cricket Watch.
Mar
3
2010
3
2010
Feb
18
2010
18
2010
Australia vs West Indies ODI Highlights
Check out the highlights of the ODI series between Australia and the West Indies. World Cricket Watch will have highlights of all five games in the series.
Feb
9
2010
9
2010
Is there a heartbeat in one day cricket?
It was interesting to read today that the local broadcaster of cricket in Australia, Channel 9, has suffered a 40% drop in viewers in their first week of ratings, primarily due to their coverage of the current ODI series. The report indicated that viewers were largely staying away from the series, though large numbers had tuned in to the recent T20 between Australia and Pakistan.
Feb
8
2010
8
2010
New Zealand vs Bangladesh ODI Series
See the highlights of the ODI series between New Zealand and Bangladesh on World Cricket Watch.
Jan
25
2010
25
2010
Hogg Speaks – The Future of Cricket
I saw an interesting segment on TV last night featuring a panel discussion led by Brendan Julian, and featuring Allan Border, Mark Waugh, Greg Blewett and former Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg. Now, Hogg is known for his forthright views, and generally tells like it is, he certainly has an Australian bias, but yet he is very willing to criticise tactics or particular players in the team, which other so called experts are not willing to do.
Jan
20
2010
20
2010
Australia vs Pakistan Review
All in all it was a fairly one-sided test series between Australia and Pakistan this summer. The Pakistani’s, as younger sides tend to do, played with erratic brilliance, but couldn’t sustain the kind of pressure South Africa placed on Australia last test summer. As a result they suffered a series whitewash, and must re-group before tough test series’ against England and Australia again.
Jan
6
2010
6
2010
Good Wicket, Great Cricket: Australia vs Pakistan
Some time ago I wrote about the problems of ridiculously flat pitches in modern cricket. So often players turn up to a test arena and find a pitch that a child could easily steer a remote control car down with no risk of injury. Flat pitches mean lots of runs, but in reality means boring games that are not a fair competition between bat and ball.
