Australia Searching for Identity

No Comments 17 May 2012

Image: Ed Cowan has had a mixed start to his Test career

MATTHEW WOOD, of Balanced Sports, believes the current Australian side is a team with an identity crisis.

Despite two consecutive series wins in vastly different circumstances, the Australian cricket team still tricks the eye. In one Test, Ed Cowan resembles a doughty old-school opener, capable of withstanding the best attacks in world cricket; the following, he disappears into the sheds at 1/11. During one match, Shane Watson fights indomitably for a hard-earned 80; the next, he plays over and around a nothing-ball and departs meekly. In any one series Australia is likely to employ seven different bowlers.

World Cricket Feature

Bishan Bedi – more than meets the eye

No Comments 16 May 2012

PAUL CARRICK shares his story of how he met the cricketing great and down-to-earth Bishan Bedi.

“No Problem, No Problem” was the cheerful response to a cold call I had made to one of the statesmen of the world game. A friend of mine had procured his number and I wanted to get something signed. “But how are we gonna do this” he continued,” you can come over to my place I live quite a distance from the city centre, but your welcome to come over”.

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One Hand One Bounce Weekly Cricket Podcast 73

No Comments 16 May 2012

Listen to the Cricket Podcast that Plays by Backyard Rules

Audio, 15th May 2012: 33 minutes

JONATHAN HOWCROFT, DAVID SIDDALL, and MURRAY MIDDLETON chat to DAVID GREEN as the West Indies start their three test match series against England this Thursday. Australia’s one day squad gets appraised.Plus those coveted weekly awards.

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My Favourite Cricketer….Justin Langer

No Comments 10 May 2012

As part of our continuing series, World Cricket Watch and Balanced Sports invited Glenn Mitchell, sports broadcaster and mental health advocate, to write about his favourite cricketer, Justin Langer. Glenn’s website is glennmitchell.com.au and he tweets @mitchellglenn

I clearly remember standing in the middle of a rain-soaked Sinhalese Sports Club in September 1999 as the third and final Test of the Sri Lanka-Australia series came to a very wet conclusion and the hosts on the precipice of a historic 1-nil series win.

Beneath the light drizzle that day I had a chat with Justin Langer near the heavily covered pitch.