The right man for the job?
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about John Howard but now he has emerged as the nominee for the ICC presidency. But is he the right man for the job? Matt de Neef investigates.
Second time lucky for Pakistan?
Can Pakistan improve on its Boxing Day test performance? Ben Waterworth previews the second test match between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The decade that delivered
From the track and field to the footy field and even the Olympic ski slopes, Australians made their presence felt in the noughties. Ben Waterworth looks back at the decade in sport.
Second Test Preview: Australia vs West Indies
Australia might have crushed the West Indies in the First Test in Brisbane. But can they repeat that performance when the Second Test begins at the Adelaide Oval today? Ben Waterworth reports.
Australia v West Indies: First Test preview
As the bookies continue to shorten the odds of an Australian whitewash in the upcoming series against the West Indies, some are simply relieved that cricket has finally returned. Ben Waterworth previews the first Test from the Gabba.
Life’s a pitch in the birth of turf
While the Australian Test cricket team prepares to face the West Indies and Pakistan, Ben Waterworth meets the curators who face an Indian summer of hard work in preparing the arena for battle.
The twisted tale of the Windies
After a turbulent year, the West Indians are on the up again, and for upstart’s Ben Waterworth, this means the promise of some entertaining innings of cricket for Australian fans in the coming weeks.
Goodbye football, hello cricket
As the cricket season heats up, Ben Waterworth talks to MCG Chief Curator Cameron Hodgkins.
Does Twenty20 deserve to be the future of cricket?
It wasn’t all that long ago that one-day cricket was deemed a controversial break from the tradition of five-day long test matches. Now, as Ben Waterworth explains, the big question is how far Twenty20 could and should transform cricket’s future.