It’s an old adage but the best coaches are not necessarily always the best ex-players. Some of the best managers in football have had pretty average playing careers and there have been some spectacular flops in high profile players screwing up as managers. (Think Paul Gascoigne – Kettering)
Anyway, with Allan Donald applying for the [...]

I’ve realised that I’m unlikley to see any live England cricket action until the ICC Champions Trophy in October.
In fact with India pulling out of the NZ tour, the only decent cricket we’re likely to get on NZ Sky TV will involve the Australians.
Pennance I suppose for winning the Ashes.

I grew up on football stories. My dad would tell tales of the shenanigans, politics and parties football had to offer. His brother played for Sunderland and I would hear accounts of the trials and tribulations of players trying to organise benefit matches or testimonials which seemed to be all that a professional footballer [...]

Grudgingly I heap praise on Brett Lee for his superb run of one day form culminating in his career best tally in Melbourne tonight. Read the post here on Different Strokes.

Is it just me, or does the South African debutant Johannes van der Wath, look like he is the son of Vincent Schiavelli?
Vincent, in case you don’t know, is an actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of a disturbed subway spirit in the film “Ghost”.

During and since the Ashes, Ricky Ponting has attracted growing criticism for his behavioural tendencies on the field.
Back in October, I wrote a post entitled Petulant Ponting and it would seem as though both his own antics and those of the Australian team are attracting the attention of a growing number of Australians.
Lou Rowan [...]

The West Indies have cancelled the scheduled hosting of Australia in 2007 stating that they would prefer not to have back to back series to contend with.
With India pulling out from New Zealand, and Zimbabwe declaring itself unfit for test cricket, the calendar of forthcoming competitions has been well and truly shaken up over [...]

Finally, it looks as though the ICC have had some measurable influence over the fiasco that is Zimbabwe cricket.

These three chaps got together and the outcome was that Zimbabwe have ’self imposed’ a Test ban on themselves.
It’s a start I suppose.