http://thecommentarybox.com/blog Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:00:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the fallout from the Sydney test, I've reading all the opinions, facts, threats and allegations before wanting to give my own. There is more to unfold from this story you feel and to give a knee-jerk reaction would have been wrong. No one seems to be thinking about the ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2008/01/08/agnew-swaps-insipid-platitudes-for-sense-and-guts/ The SCG Test 2007 will be remembered for many reasons. Some moments of magic and at the end of five enthralling days, one over of madness which ultimately cost India the draw they deserved. The innings of Laxman and Tendulkar will live long in the memory. Likewise the centuries of Symonds, ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2008/01/07/68/ Evolution is a basic necessity for long term success. In any walk of life, gentle introspection and reinvention are the keys to longevity. One trick ponies fall lame and and those who burn instantly bright are prone to burning out. True pioneers become legends. Whilst Sachin Tendulkar's batting is based on ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2008/01/05/master-blaster-turns-master-craftsman/ So England’s hopes of qualifying for a major international tournament look in as much doubt as it has done since defeats away to Norway and Holland in 1993 left England almost without hope of qualifying for USA ’94. But is it really any surprise? Well no not really. This was always ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/10/17/russia-reign-on-englands-false-parade/ When Pakistan resume their fourth innings on 108/1 on Thursday morning, they need the small matter of another 349 further runs to claim a record breaking victory against South Africa in Lahore If anyone can achieve this it's the mercurial Pakistan cricket team. Unbelievaly fantastic on some days to painfully awful ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/10/11/stage-is-set-for-the-reluctant-entertainer/ So New Zealand have been dumped out of the 2007 World Cup and a nation is in mourning. For the people of these rugby crazed islands, whose global identity is built on their prowess in the 15 man game it is nothing short of a national tragedy. As they desperately grope ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/10/09/union-needs-to-unite-with-referees/ Another afternoon glancing down the county scores, and the eye almost passes over another Mark Ramprakash 100. 196 against Lancashire almost doesn't register such is its recent familiarity. England fast bowler Bob Willis has today claimed that players like Ramprakash and Graeme Hick (along with Kolpak and 'naturalised' players) are 'clogging' ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/09/20/62/ On the face of things British sport appears to be in rude health. Ever since BSkyB and the Labour government decided that sport would be the vehicle to win the hearts and minds of the British public, it's been boom time in Britain. Is the bubble about to burst both on ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/09/19/british-sport-at-breaking-point/ Following a summer break we are returning for another winter of opinion and debate. We could claim that we were away bailing water from flooded houses, taking the world by storm as real journalists or on the best holiday ever. All that would of course be lies of a magnitude ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/09/17/return-from-un-enforced-summer-break/ Hayden criticises the tournament length, Lara admits his team is poor but Flintoff just lets out a hearty belch! When I think of the in-form teams at this year’s World Cup I glance at the England squad list & can only see a couple of team players in that whole list. ... http://thecommentarybox.com/blog/2007/04/24/england-team-pfft/