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EDITOR’S NOTE

The action-packed 2015 Ashes series had as much in common with great contests of the past as panting supermarket fiction has with a good novel. It was a bizarre imitation; a potboiler. Everything was sensational; anything else – like the Haddin and Siddle episodes – was sensationalised, where possible. The series didn’t turn on events of great moment, rather moments of silliness. The statistically noteworthy performances of Broad and Anderson will go down in history, yet ring with the historical resonance of a false note on a kazoo. They’re better than that. They brilliantly did a job. The batsmen, confirming suspicions Test cricket lovers harbour, did the rest. This was no clash of talent. It was cheap drama, like Nicky Minaj calling out Miley Cyrus. Undoubted Test-match champions had their…

FAREWELL, HEROES…

This month’s local hero, John Hastings, was unexpectedly recalled to the Australian squad in August. The big “Duke” leapt into the calculations of selectors and the Australian cricket-loving public after being called to England following various injuries and retirements. There he took 3-21 in the deciding match of the five-game series, at Old Trafford. Two days earlier, he’d had a miserable match with the ball – reasonable with the bat – and wondered, along with many, whether he’d blown it. His figures were 0-56 after only 6.2 overs, with the winning six being clubbed straight back over his head by England’s Willey. But in that conclusive game, after being surprisingly selected ahead of his good mate James Pattinson, he showed he could be more than handy at the top level…

“That’s how they operate. They never stop. If you're on TV they keep coming back. When you’ve been involved they’ve always got one up on you.” Lou Vincent comes clean on matchfixers' tactics at Chris Cairns' UK trial. “I once had an LBW problem. Closey, aged 60, came to the nets and batted without pads: ‘Only way you’ll sort your problem, young man.’” Michael Vaughan in his tribute to Brian Close, who died in September. “I’m very happy. I’ve been pretty fortunate to have this second go at it and have loved every moment of it.” Chris Rogers, who was so often the difference, humble as ever upon his retirement. “I know Shane reasonably well. I think he acts in the best interests of the team – sometimes.” Australia’s high-performance…

RECOR DS, GOOD AND BAD 2015 has been a year of milestones: for death centenaries of Vic Trumper and WG Grace, birth centenary of India’s Vijay Hazare and passing away of Clive Rice, Richie Benaud, Brian Close and Arthur Morris. Also for the retirements of Michael Clarke and Kumar Sangakkara who between them scored 21,043 runs and 66 centuries in 249 Tests. Only Don Bradman (12) hit more Test double tons than Sangakkara (11). The roller-coaster 2015 Ashes series of five Tests, expected to last 25 days, finished within 18 days. This was the shortest-ever Ashes five-Test series and the joint shortest for any five-Test series, the other being England versus West Indies in England, 2000. It also lasted 18 days, the fourth Test at Leeds finishing in two days.…

COMPTON, 20 NOT OUT. The London National Portrait Gallery recently featured paintings of cricketers from Compton Cricket Club. Nothing unusual in that, you might think: quaint portraits from a century or so of cricket in a cosy English village nestled between Godalming and Guildford, probably on loan from the local gallery. But then you’re a little taken aback by the incongruity of the pictures: an intense stare, intaglios of wretchedness and desperation on worldly-wise faces, gang stamps, a savage mohawk. This chap recently played for an outfit called the “Crips”; this one for the “Bloods”; teams that sound familiar, vaguely. After a while you get a cumulative sense of a rogue’s gallery; of a spite somehow reformed by cricket, and you realise these are no products of some idyllic British…

AUSTRALIA, GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER

Australia’s overseas Test record in the last decade is a little misleading if you just glance at the more-than acceptable 53 percent win rate. A closer inspection shows they’ve also lost 41 percent of their overseas Tests, including all four series in England and the three in India. Digging a little deeper provides a clue to both Australia’s varied results and their overseas woes; in contrast to their record against England and India they’ve either won or drawn the three series played in South Africa, consistently their strongest opponent in that period. Why would Australia struggle mightily in England and India, whilst performing superbly in South Africa? The simple answer is conditions. In England the ball generally deviates more both through the air and off the pitch, while India is…

AUSTRALIA, GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER

Shane Bond is arguably New Zealand’s quickestever Test match bowler. In 18 Tests, he averaged just over 22 and took a wicket every 29 balls in ODIs. He was at his best against Australia, taking 44 ODI wickets at 15.79, including a hattrick at Hobart in 2006-07 and 6-23 in the 2003 World Cup. Bond’s international career spanned nine years, but he was out injured much of that time. He retired in 2010 and coached NZ’s fast bowlers at the World Cup. Currently, he coaches the Mumbai Indians bowlers, NZ’s developing young quicks and his hometown club, Canterbury. Who has the best attack going into this Test series, New Zealand or Australia? I’m always going to have a bias towards New Zealand. They’re evenly matched, both got good pace, good…

Farewell to three men of renown

They flourished in different eras. A montage of their highlights would show very few similarities, but it would reveal that each was a hard man in his own way, with a distinctive talent. Two of them were all-rounders who might have been headliners in more favourable circumstances. One performed that most formidable job – opening batsman – with true class and resolve. Each was a man of renown; a character without whom cricket’s rich and panoramic folklore would be much poorer. ARTHUR MORRIS 19 JANUARY 1922-22 AUGUST 2015 At his peak he was considered the very best of openers, and many a formidable Australian total was built on the solid footing he provided with his blade, alternately tender and punishing. Smallish, studious and slightly portly, Arthur Morris looked a juicy…

Farewell to three men of renown

You grow up quickly, playing cricket in Australia. There’s nothing particularly quaint about local cricket in the suburbs and country towns. It’s all dustbowls, handclaps, curses, gee-ups, wisecracks and spotfires. It veers between harmless needle and a maelstrom of abuse. Young Australian cricketers develop a thick skin from a young age. Many have their parentage, sexual preference, waistline and penis size called into question by the time they take guard. The Sydney Grade competition isn’t park cricket of course. But it embodies the rough-hewn, uncompromising brand of Australian cricket that characterises everything from our Test sides to the 5th XI hackers. Sydney’s Grade teams, not surprisingly, have thrown up a who’s who of Australian cricket over the decades. In a little over half a century, the Sutherland District Club alone…

With interminable T20 riches, conflict at the highest level, bartered schedules, fading interest in parts of the world and accusations of a coup by the three strongest participant nations, Test cricket risks withering on the vine. Or, as Gideon Haigh puts it, “being treated like an ailing mother to whom you periodically pay duty visits for form’s sake.” But is the format truly an anachronism, a nostalgic indulgence and a nod to another age? Or does Test cricket have a realistic present and an emboldened future in the right hands and given the right treatment? This summer of cricket in Australia against the Kiwis and Windies will provide some telling indicators. Innovation from Cricket Australia in the form of our very first day/night Test appears to have tickled some gills,…

APPRECIATING PUP

Michael Clarke arrived on the Test scene with a bang 11 years ago, but left with almost a whimper this August. Even before he scored a century on his Test debut against India at Bangalore in 2004, I was highly impressed seeing him bat on the SCG in Sheffield Shield matches. He could place a ball exactly where he wanted to and it raced to the boundary. When he was chosen to tour India in 2004 I had written to eminent Indian sports writer, Gulu Ezekiel, that Clarke would score a century on debut and he did. I felt as thrilled as if I had scored that ton myself. A few years later I had a chance to bowl to “Pup” at an indoor net at the SCG. He was…

APPRECIATING PUP

Taken out by the Shakin’ Isles

That stinkin’ underarm Okay, it wasn’t a win for the Kiwis on the day, but was a gift, and it’s been giving ever since. Kiwis love it because they know it’s a national sporting shame Aussies just cannot escape. It gets dusted off and flogged to within an inch of its life whenever a trans-Tasman series is played. The events of February 1, 1981 have been revisited in detail in the ensuing decades, most recently in tributes to Richie Benaud. It seemed the closest he ever came to venting outrage, at least publicly. The match was, in the scheme of things, a meaningless ODI. But it became a symbol; a salutary example; a parable. Needing an unlikely six from the last ball, New Zealand’s last batsman, Brian McKechnie, was shocked…

Taken out by the Shakin’ Isles

INSPECTING THE ASHES

FIRST TEST, JUNE 8-11, SOPHIA GARDENS, CARDIFF Something about the relationship had been instantly reactivated. At 3-43 on the first morning, England, a hair’s breadth from collapse, were already regarding the new ball in the hands of Australia’s fast men with trepidation. Then Joe Root, yet to open his account, snicked! 4-43! The innings was as good as over. Australia had probably, already, struck the series’ decisive blow. Their quicks would have their tails up; England would now fold – if quantum mechanics had a say in it. This might even have occurred in one of QM’s alternate universes. But 4-43 never happened in this one. Root did snick, and Brad Haddin dropped one of the simplest catches he’d ever be presented. Haddin’s been a fine ‘keeper, a true saviour,…

INSPECTING THE ASHES

Australia and New Zealand have enjoyed a short but fascinating history in cricket. It’s obvious to Aussie fans that, with their combative streak and their ability to make the very most of limited resources, a strong New Zealand side would immensely benefit the international cricket scene. The competitiveness of series between the two sides has been sporadic, and often depended on the health of cricket across the ditch, yet these series, few though they’ve been, have brought forth some extraordinary cricket at times, produced by remarkable cricketers. Here are just a few heroes of trans-Tasman cricket over the last 40 years. Ian Redpath Good ol’ Redders. Ian Redpath (seen here on the left, walking out to bat with Bill Lawry) was much-loved by everyone except the selectors. Redapth had a…

And the last shall be first

New Zealand is no-one’s littl e brother. Apart from the fact that they speak (roughly) the same tongue as Australians, the sibling relationship is superficial. What they have most in common with Australia is sport – mainly cricket, rugby union and rugby league. Maybe it’s the similarities, maybe the differences, but when they play together, they play ferociously. Historically, while Australia was off striding the big stage, at least in the sports they were good at, New Zealand often waited in relative obscurity “across the ditch.” The first time they competed in an international cricket match, 1945-46, Australia condescended to give them an offhand belting before proceeding to more familiar shores. The first time they met in a series was 1973-74, in two three-Test brackets, one either side of the…

And the last shall be first

HOW TO – BOWL OFF-SPIN

Our regular “How To” section is written by the best in the business, Elite Cricket. The Head Coach and Director of Elite is none other than former Australian off-spinner Jason Krejza, who also took this month’s instructional snaps. Jason applies his vast experience working with the world’s best players and coaches to his own coaching. Jason had a historymaking Test debut when his 12 wickets for the match against India in 2010 included eight wickets in the first innings. Elite Cricket was started 14 years ago by former firstclass cricketer and Australia A representative, wicketkeeperbatsman Mark Atkinson. Since then, Elite’s innovative coaching methods have been designed to accelerate skill development, increase understanding and promote the fun of cricket. With this vision in mind, they provide individual coaching, school programs, junior…

HOW TO – BOWL OFF-SPIN

Jasubhai Motibhai Patel

In Test cricket, 10 wickets in an innings is an amazing, and rare, feat. Only two men have achieved it: Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. The small list of men who have attained nine is a “who’s who” of bowling royalty: Hadlee, Lohmann, Laker, Qadir, Muralitharan, Dev. And then there’s the “who’s that?”: one Jasubhai Motibhai Patel. Jasu, as he was known, would probably be unknown even to most Indians today but for the starry-eyed veteran cricket watchers who speak of “the miracle at Kanpur” with the sort of wonderment today’s kids of India reserve for World Cup, 2011. India is now a powerhouse of world cricket, but it wasn’t always the case. Bradman never even bothered to set foot there when his boat once docked on the way to…

Jasubhai Motibhai Patel

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DRS – REVIEWS

WINNING EDGE: BEHIND THE SCENES OF ELITE CRICKET MIKE HUSSEY WITH DAVID SYGALL. HARDIE GRANT BOOKS. RRP $29.95 He began late as a Test cricketer, but history will reveal Mike Hussey was one of our greatest middle-order batsmen; an indispensable member of an excellent side. Hussey was always an incisive analyst; he was a meticulous preparer driven by an unconquerable will, and it was his intelligent approach that led him to be good at everything he turned his hand to, cricket-wise. Turns out he does a good book as well. The conception and the content reveal why he was so accomplished as a player. He has produced a “how-to” manual which is underpinned by his unique insight and wisdom. The book deals with topics ranging from reading weather conditions to…

THE SHAKIER ISLES

And so cometh the Kiwis for three November Test matches and while you wouldn’t call them “warm ups” because they’re Test matches and our countries don’t play friendlies – we go hammerand-tong, big brother rubs little brother’s head in the dirt as little brother throws uppercuts like an angry wolverine – the Kiwis aren’t playing the “marquee” Melbourne and Sydney Tests and, as such, for mine, aren’t being afforded the respect their skilled, surging, have-a-go cricket demands. Instead we have the loose, bickering, broke, often-on-strike collection of mercenaries representing several island states making up the West Indies playing the Boxing Day and New Year Tests, because … dunno. Money, probably. Something about money. There’d be some sort of mutual back-scratch going on in the Big Three-dominated ICC’s malleable touring model,…

THE SHAKIER ISLES

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