Cops stop Oval party 26 Aug 2013 | 01:32 pm

David Warner made his way to the boundary and the crowd cheered. Then they gave him the Rocky theme song. Then they chanted “Warner, Warner give us a punch.” Then Dave Warner scratched his backside an...

Dear Ashes 26 Aug 2013 | 04:28 am

How Australia got here 25 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm

There is something wrong. Your work has lost the plot. They want to know exactly what all the problems are. They appoint an independent commission to get all the facts. You go into the meeting ready t...

Dear Cricket Fans 24 Aug 2013 | 02:32 pm

Watson’s long walk 22 Aug 2013 | 05:05 am

There are men who are walk to the gallows with more spring in their steps than Shane Watson leaving the crease once he’s been dismissed. It’s a depressing waddle, with many head turns, a puzzled look ...

Dear Simon Kerrigan 22 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am

Australia’s futile chase (beep, beep) 13 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am

Wile E. Coyote spent his entire cartoon life thinking he would catch the roadrunner. On so many occasions he thought he had his dinner, only to end up falling off a cliff, getting caught in his own tr...

Dear Ian Bell 12 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm

Andy Flower smiles at beauty not numbers 12 Aug 2013 | 04:43 am

Back in 1997, Andy Flower smiled. No one else was there. He was alone in his room after a match-drawing innings against Matabeleland. It was just him, some pieces of paper and an oil lamp. The paper w...

Two men talk about cricket: recorded live at Durham 11 Aug 2013 | 04:24 pm