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Sri Lanka is going to be going on a cricket tour of Australia late in January and it is expected that the cricket team, as well as the coaching staff, will have been significantly changed. It is expected that the current captain, Tillakaratne Dilshan is going to be replaced by the former leader of the team, . . . → Read More: Sri Lanka shake up for Australian tour  Since India won the World Cup in the summer of 2011, the team has basically collapsed, have enjoyed no further success, and it seems that nothing has gone right. After the World Cup the team lost their number one world ranking to England in a whitewash which saw the team defeated 4-0. The team are also suffering . . . → Read More: India in decline since World Cup England began their winter tour of the United Arab Emirates with a win over an ICC Combined XI – though the victory was far from the resounding success many would have anticipated. A match that was heading for an uneventful, if surprising, draw was suddenly thrown wide open when the ICC Combined XI declared on 164-9, . . . → Read More: England cricket in United Arab Emirates Freddie Flintoff’s celebration after defeating the Australians at the Ashes in 2005 is one of the most iconic moments of success in British sport. Unfortunately, it was only a year and a half later that Mr Flintoff became seriously depressed and turned to alcohol, having said that he has lost any joy that he once had . . . → Read More: Depression the Hidden Side of Sport Graeme Swann has recently completed an autobiography called ‘The Breaks Are Off’ and Kevin Pietersen has been described in the book as not being a natural leader. Mr Pietersen disagreed with what was written and has said, “The book is not very clever and this is not going to undermine the team plays in the coming . . . → Read More: The Breaks Are Off Graeme Swann The Indian cricket team have recently had to defend themselves from the Australian media who are saying that they have been considering boycotting warm-up games in the country because of the weather. The media manager of the team is Mr Walia and about the accusations he has commented, “There is no truth in these accusations at . . . → Read More: India and Australia argue over weather There is no denying that Shane Warne has a hearty appetite, be it for cheese, women, cigarettes, cheese, diuretics and more cheese, and it has got him into trouble frequently. When he slipped under the wing of Liz Hurley who taught him 100 ways to cook with macrobiotic ways it seemed that his wanton days had . . . → Read More: Shane Warne burns hand The much-heralded former England cricket star and anti-apartheid campaigner, Basil D’Oliveira, has died aged 80. D’Oliveira, affectionately known as Dolly, was blocked from representing England by the racist South African government in an infamous sporting stand off in 1968. South African Prime Minister, BJ Foster, decreed that the black all-rounder would not be allowed to take part . . . → Read More: Basil DOliveira cricket master dies A national review of cricket was held in Australia after they were defeated by England at home. Many people felt that this review has come far too late and that the lack of it has meant that Australia has fallen to number five in the test rankings. This fall is particularly dramatic when you consider that . . . → Read More: Australia reviews its game after England cricket defeat A watchdog to fight corruption in Australian cricket has recently been formed and will tackle domestic competitions in the country. The Anticorruption Security Unit will be presiding over several major cricket matches that take place in the country every year, including the Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup. James Sutherland is the Chief Executive of Cricket Australia and . . . → Read More: Australian cricket gets corruption watchdog |
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