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After a summer of umpiring howlers in the Big Bash an on-field umpire has gone and changed his own decision

They say don’t argue with the umpire, he won‘t change his decision. But umpire Donovan Koch may have set the wrong sort of precedent by doing just that during the one-day game between Western Australia and South Australia on Tuesday. Playing his first game for the Redbacks rookie leg-spinner, and Big Bash cult hero, Peter Hatzoglou appeared to have his […]

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Cricket icon shamed over ‘mid-life crisis’

South African cricket icon Dale Steyn has fired back at former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull following a bizarre “mid-life crisis” swipe in commentary. Representing the Quetta Gladiators on Friday evening, the 37-year-old Steyn claimed 2/44 in a three-wicket loss to Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, his first professional match since early December. Watch every ball of the […]

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Tim Paine: ‘No doubt’ Steve Smith wants captaincy back from me

Tim Paine has no doubt Steve Smith wants to lead Australia again as questions remain about who will take over the captaincy when the wicketkeeper retires. Paine’s form with the gloves and captaincy credentials came under fire during the recent Test series loss to India. Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar was particularly scathing, calling Paine “hopeless” and saying he lacks the […]

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Chastened England keen to move on after week to forget

hen England used to regularly succumb to defeats as they did in the third Test, albeit a bit longer than five-and-a-bit sessions, they had one tried and tested remedy. One they took before consulting video analysis of lacklustre techniques and undergoing the necessary corrections in the nets. A grand-old piss-up. It was something even the stern-nosed Duncan Fletcher advocated, encouraging […]

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