I’ve got nothing against sports betting per se

As soon as a player loses the ability to win a Test match I suspect the modern game will spit him out

In the modern game, where coaches are looking for those ‘one percenters’ in every aspect of the game, it’s hard to believe that both coach and cricketer can’t find the time to work on their batting to find at least another 10%

A few ignorant callers to a radio program that I host referred to the so-called ‘doctored’ pitches in India as an excuse why the Australians surrendered the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Tonight’s game has just shown that trash talk for exactly what it is – rubbish

One simple question for the administrators – would they tolerate this sort of verbal intimidation and harassment in their plush offices in Dubai, St John’s Wood, Melbourne and Mumbai

Walking was an admirable trait in the gentleman’s game but it is no longer that

Obviously umpiring errors that favour Australia are not worthy of mention

Like Lara and Tendulkar, Murali too seems to be hugely respected by the cricketing community all over the world

Indians, more than anyone else, should know the dangers of pulling a tiger by the tail

Will India be comfortable with being the team that has to now make the running instead of reacting to it

My prediction is that the India-Australia series, and England’s tour to India, will be a 'sweep-fest'

It’s a reflection of India’s strength that the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now assuming the level of status that used to be reserved for The Ashes and the Frank Worrell Trophy

At a time when some other notable players are battling demons, Andrew Flintoff just seems to be revelling in being back on the park again

By all accounts, Symonds just wants to be left alone to hunt pigs, catch fish and hit big sixes

At a time when we are reminded that the great man narrowly missed out more than one triple figure landmark, averaging 99 with the bat and a mere 92 in life, Australia has been reminiscing about his achievements and trying to get a handle on "just how

The noughties just seem like a decade of high octane, high performance

If cricket is to become a truly global game to remotely rival soccer or tennis, it's future lies in taking a leaf out of the Olympic spirit and start revelling in greatness, regardless of whether it hails from Brisbane, Bangalore or Barbados

My memories of the glorious ‘90s still feature positive images of an Australian dynasty that took the on-field skills to new heights and dragged cricket to a higher plane