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Couch Talk: Episode 7, Pt 1 with Jarrod Kimber, Cricket with Balls
In the first part of this episode, Jarrod Kimber of Cricket With Balls talks about his cricket origins, his books – “When Freddie became Jesus” and his upcoming book “Australian Autopsy” and his love...
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Couch Talk Episode 20 with Jarrod Kimber, CricketwithBalls
In this episode, Jarrod Kimber of Cricket with Balls and SPIN Magazine talks about his recently released book, “Australian Autopsy”, Two chucks, Cricket Australia, India-England series, problems facing...
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Couch Talk Episode 21 with Stacey Harris, “Point to Fine Leg”
In this episode, Stacey Louise Harris (@lilmissashes) talks about her conversion to cricket and her book, “Point to Fine Leg: A Modern Woman’s Complete Guide to Cricket”. The book is available for...
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Couch Talk 78 with Peter Lalor
In this episode, Australian cricket journalist Peter Lalor talks about the reasons for decline in the standards of Australia’s shield cricket including Aussie Rules Football attraction for the young...
View ArticleI heart Siddle
Peter Siddle. Siddles. Sizzle. Sid Vicious. Siddlers. Siddleshwar. P Siddy. Call him any name you want, but he is the man a captain would want with the ball in hand, when a break through is desperately...
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Couch Talk 88 with Oli Broom, “Cycling to the Ashes”
In this episode, Englishman Oliver Broom talks about his odyssey of cycling to Brisbane, Australia from London to watch the 2010-11 Ashes. He talks about the planning, the struggle – physical and...
View ArticleRuthlessness and England Batting On
There was plenty of talk on air and on Twitter about the declaration that never came. England were light years ahead of Australia towards the end of third day’s play at Lord’s and the talk was about...
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Couch Talk 89 with Gideon Haigh
In this episode, Australian writer Gideon Haigh talks about the Decision Review System (DRS) that has been a major talking point in the ongoing Ashes series, the ethics of walking, Australia’s confused...
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Ashes Black Swan Event?
Gideon Haigh said during a recent interview that despite the overwhelming dominance of England over Australia in the Ashes so far, the 10-0 predictions may not actually come true. He thinks that “there...
View ArticleState of Unstable Equilibrium and the Ashes Scoreline
In Dead Poet’s Society, the Robin Williams’ character (John Keating) tells his students to seize the day (“Carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary”). I wrote a guest post for...
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Couch Talk 110 with Mike Selvey, The Guardian
In this episode, former England cricketer and The Guardian newspaper’s cricket correspondent Mike Selvey talks about the pseudo-posturing and aggression that was on display during the recent Ashes down...
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Couch Talk 112 with Mike Atherton
In this episode, former England captain and currently SKY commentator Michael Atherton talks about cricket captaincy and leadership, his transformation from a professional cricketer to...
View ArticleOn Kevin Pietersen, Conformity and Team Success
Let’s take the ECB statement at face value. It reads like an amicable parting of ways between the employer and the employee. Kevin Pietersen will be 34 years old in June, and is in his 10th year of...
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Couch Talk 155 with Phil Defreitas
Former England all rounder Phil Defreitas takes about his memorable debut in the 1986-87 Ashes, playing alongside Ian Botham, England’s losses in the 1987 and 1992 World Cup finals and also about...
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Ashes Diary 2015: Day 8: The Ashes Begins
Finally, the games have begun. Twenty five days (possibly) of Test cricket. My first Ashes live action. From the press box to boot. Pretty psyched up. As I had mentioned in an earlier diary piece, it’s...
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Ashes Diary: Day 9 – Toilet Stories
As some of you might know, my “real” job is as an instructor, where I teach technicians and engineers to employ Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods such as ultrasonics to inspect and evaluate a wide...
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Ashes Diary Day 10 – Stars Amongst Fans
In India, it is almost impossible to meet cricketers on the streets or in a restaurant or for that matter, during a cricket match. Active cricketers are all out of reach for the common fan. Even the...
View ArticleAshes Diary: Day 11 – One Down, Four to Go
Contrary to the expectations of most coming in to the Ashes, England did a number on the Aussies by winning the Test in 4 days. That means I don’t get a free lunch of the fifth day but that is not all...
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Ashes Diary: Day 12 – Goodbye Cardiff
Lazy Sunday. What would have been the fifth day of the opening Test, I spent most of it in bed in my friend’s house back in South West London. It had been raining in Cardiff almost all day, so I very...
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Ashes Diary: Day 13 – Kent v Surrey
It was a day of typical London weather; grey skies and misty rain. I was scheduled to meet Daniel Norcross, BBC Test Match Special and originally known for Test Match Sofa at the Oval cricket ground....
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