When Graeme Smith set forth for South Africa, some of the factors he would have considered would be the Indian team, partisan crowds, turning tracks and weather conditions. What they would not have imagined would be how they would be up against not just the Indian cricket team, but the entire machinery of the cricketing [...]
“Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war!” - William Shakespeare
My limited exposure to classical literature as opposed to mainstream fiction means the phrase “Dogs of War” conjures up images of a grizzled bunch of mercenaries sponsored by an American industrialist laying siege to the rudimentary military of an obscure African nation. The intent [...]
At the end of day 2 at the WACA ground in Perth, India lead by 170 and the world is an unrecognizable place. Touted as ‘red-hot’ by journalists and anyone within earshot of a microphone, Australia swapped their lone spinner for another frighteningly fast bowler in Shaun Tait and were expected to blow the Indian [...]
It could be considered a waste of nine days of letting my systems power down for about four hours a day. It could even be considered that it was a bad deal if I had to resort to injecting myself with copious amounts of caffeine to fight the temptation to catch some shuteye in meeting [...]
The backdrop shows a cloudless sky, the tree-tops rustled by a gentle breeze. The camera pans across the twenty two yard strip shown in contrast by the lush outfield. The surface, a smooth expanse of brown showing the odd dead wisp of grass rolled into the surface. The ex-cricketer-turned-cricketer then speaks into the camera, to [...]
