World T20 Previews: New Zealand
March 11, 2016
Another World T20 preview? Another World T20 preview. This time Emma embarks on trying to quantify the start of post-McCullum New Zealand.
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Series Review: NEW ZEALAND vs Australia
February 26, 2016
Mind the Windows debutante Emma Selley looks at the recent two-Test series between New Zealand and Australia, where the Kiwis were unable to prevent an Australian whitewash in Brendon McCullum’s farewell series.
Series Review: AUSTRALIA vs New Zealand
February 26, 2016
Mind the Windows writer Lachlan Harper looks at the recent two-Test series between New Zealand and Australia, where the Aussies ruined a fairytale ending in Brendon McCullum’s farewell series.
Peter Fulton: ‘I loved every minute’
February 20, 2016
Scott Styris takes guard for the new over, while Shaun Tait retires from the bowling crease to be replaced by a young Mitchell Johnson. Filling in for the rested Glenn McGrath, Johnson is slightly less quick, somewhat less hostile, and significantly less coordinated than his 2013-14 incarnation. But today, the first ball is just about … More Peter Fulton: ‘I loved every minute’
SPIN: A New Zealand story
February 12, 2016
The end started with a text. In one regard, it was a “we’re short, can you play on Saturday?” affair, and yet it was also infinitely more regal. The crowd – albeit a crowd of just over a dozen – were begging for an encore. Their hero fulfilled their wishes, and strode back to the … More SPIN: A New Zealand story
Ross Taylor: Not just touch
December 14, 2015
Name a batsman who looks good, but just never makes those tough runs. You’ve named half a dozen already. Mark Waugh springs to mind for Australians, Ian Bell’s the most recent exemplar for Britons, while Vinod Kambli emerges from the subcontinent. A lot of times of late, the name floated has been Ross Taylor. This … More Ross Taylor: Not just touch
Off Spin in Australia: A Thankless Task
November 19, 2015
If the ongoing Test series between Australia and New Zealand has taught us one thing, it’s this: Australian pitches are currently flatter than at any other point in living memory. But this is not another think-piece decrying the loss of sporting wickets. It is not written to empathise with the plight of the fast bowler, … More Off Spin in Australia: A Thankless Task
Dion Nash, ‘I decided I was going to prove them wrong’ (part 1)
October 29, 2015
“We got hammered in the first Test, absolutely hammered. We were nowhere near good enough. Graham Gooch got 200, I’d never seen anyone get 200 before. … I remember at the end of that Test thinking, ‘how we are ever going to get this guy out?’ ” It was 1994, and Dion Nash was yet … More Dion Nash, ‘I decided I was going to prove them wrong’ (part 1)
Bruce Edgar: Wellington coach
October 14, 2015
Recently, I was fortunate enough to sit down with Wellington’s new coach, Bruce Edgar at the Wellington Firebirds’ training set-up at Westpac Stadium. Most of what we discussed will be coming shortly, in a feature piece discussing his career – from his playing days as a stoic opening bat, to coaching, being New Zealand selector, … More Bruce Edgar: Wellington coach
Mark Richardson: ‘determination is the biggest thing’ (part 2)
September 25, 2015
Read part 1 here *** “I enjoyed the environment, I really did. In the late ‘90s, there’d been a real change in the culture of the Blackcaps. They no longer thought they were shit-hot, and were useless, they actually started realising they had a lot of work to do. “They’d really brought guys like Cairns … More Mark Richardson: ‘determination is the biggest thing’ (part 2)
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