In The Sledge season finale Nicko and Jonathan Howcroft have pulled off a bit of a coup by getting to speak to reigning ICC cricketer of the year, Sri Lankan legend and nicest man in cricket – Kumar Sangakkara. Plus the team discuss the week’s most pressing issues: The climax and measure of BBL season [...]
Uncanny Cricket Lookalikes: Jonathan Trott and Hunter S Thompson
In a new feature aptly titled “Uncanny Cricket Lookalikes”, I’ll be sharing people who I think look like cricketers. It’s been talked about it for a while but only since Nicko Hancock (the brains behind The Sledge) shared his lookalike of Nasser Hussain and Vladimir Putin did inspiration come to make it a reality. Let’s [...]
The Sledge Episode 11: Cricket Confessional, 2012 in Review & Speed Dating
In the penultimate episode of this season of The Sledge the show takes a bizarre and irreverent twist, fronted up by Nicko’s confession of cricket geekiness. The Australian domestic season so far is reviewed and the remaining Ryobi Cup and Sheffield Shield games previewed. Jonathan Howcroft and Murray Middleton review 2012 by partaking in what [...]
The Sledge Special: A Festive Cricket Quiz Show
Can you tell which tweets are from Shane Warne and which aren’t? Can you tell Vladimir Putin and Nasser Hussein apart? These are just a couple of the very important questions tackled on The Sledge’s first ever quiz special. The team goes all quiz show on us, pitting the Eric Hollies (Aural Contraception’s Suren Jayemanne [...]
OHOB Episode 88: Ind vs Eng Review, Big Bash League, & Aus vs SL
Listen to the Cricket Podcast that Plays by Backyard Rules Audio, 19th December 2012: 41 minutes THIHAN CHANDRAMOHAN shares his experience inside the Melbourne Stars setup with Sir Viv Richards, Shane Warne and Lasith Malinga. Plus the panel review England’s first series win in India for 28 years and Australia’s dramatic Test victory over Sri [...]
5 Fundamental Mistakes India and the BCCI made
Only hours ago, England triumphed in India for the first time since 1985 and became the first side in eight years to win a series on Indian soil. While Cook’s England should take all the plaudits on offer (open top bus tours aside), I am of the firm belief that India and particularly the BCCI [...]
BCCI reluctance over DRS: a potential advantage?
Shocking decisions like Alastair Cook received on the opening day of the 4th Test are giving rise to more calls for the DRS. But why is it that the BCCI and India seem to persist with their indifference to the DRS? Rohan Sharma comes up with some telling answers. DRS (the Decision Review System) has [...]
Malinga (6/7) reminds everyone why he’s the deadliest wicket taker in the world (Video)
Last night’s Big Bash encounter at the WACA confirmed something few have forgotten – Lasith Malinga is head and shoulders the deadliest pace bowler in limited overs cricket. His remarkable figures of 6/7 are the second best in the history of the format, behind Arul Suppiah who got 6 wickets for 5 runs for Somerset against [...]
Cricket Talk Show The Sledge Episode 7 with the Melbourne Stars and Louis Cameron
Watch the latest episode of The Sledge – the cricket talk show that’s taking an irreverent look at all things cricket this summer. Jonathan Howcroft talks to some Melbourne Stars BBLers on the red carpet. Newly capped Bushranger Louis Cameron joins the panel for the first time. Aaron Finch is the talk of the town [...]
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Crisis in the Australian Commentary Box?
Ben Roberts feels Australia is going through a crisis in the commentary box. (Image: commentary legends Greig and Benaud share a moment) The recent passing of both Tony Grieg and Christopher Martin-Jenkins, along with that of Peter Roebuck a little over 12 months ago forced me to reflect on the poor state of cricket commentary [...]