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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 A report will be given by David Morgan about the situation of county cricket in the UK. The presentation will be the first part of the discussion about the future of cricket which will take place at Lord’s cricket ground. It is widely expected that Mr Morgan who was previously the head of the International Cricket Council . . . → Read More: The state of county cricket in the UK Peter Roebuck was the former captain of Somerset cricket team who recently committed suicide after police questioning him over sexual assault allegations. He jumped out of a hotel room window in Cape Town where he was commenting on a match taking place. Sources close to the story have commented that Mr Roebuck became concerned after the police . . . → Read More: Sad end for Peter Roebuck former captain of Somerset Giles Clarke, the England and Wales Cricket Board chairman, believes that cricket as a game still faces a large amount of challenges when it comes to the morality of the game as many are now worried about the amount of corruption that has crowded the cricket news outlets as of late. However, despite the many different scandals, . . . → Read More: Morality is an uphill struggle in cricket A new report from ‘Chance to Shine’, the England school cricket scheme, suggests that just one game of cricket played during break or gym can help to improve the behaviour of students while in the classroom while also prompting a much calmer atmosphere. In addition, the students that were involved in the study also appeared to be . . . → Read More: Chance to Shine cricket as a social tool |
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