Cricket
Punishment doesn't fit crime
Greg Baum Sport is not war, and a cricket team is not an army. Then why are they being treated as such?
Cricket
Let's just shut our eyes and think of England
Greg Baum If we shut our eyes, put our fingers in our ears, and hum loudly to ourselves, the India series eventually will go away. Immediately, there is no other viable tactic.
Pitch in death roll as fate toys with skipper's men
Greg Baum The first Western sailors to find Sri Lanka called it the Isle of Serendipity. Serendipity is the faculty for making happy discoveries by accident.
Nowadays, it's doing what's best for the squad
Greg Baum Watson is picked as an all-rounder. If he is unable to bat and bowl, he cannot play.
Greg Baum
Young bats must fire, and be ready
Greg Baum The announcement of the Australian team for the first Test was straightforward.
Wade's inclusion opens door for young bats to have a crack
Greg Baum The announcement of the Australian team for the first Test was straightforward. Once the selectors were agreed on Matthew Wade, it involved not much more than filling out a pro forma.
Australia pulls off two-wicket win
Greg Baum, Johannesburg Pat Cummins crowns astonishing Test debut by belting the runs that delivered Australia a heroic and improbable two-wicket victory over South Africa.
Cricket
Ponting's fate a product of his choosing
Greg Baum Ricky Ponting decided to persevere until the selectors dropped him. Now they have.
