Australia haven’t lost at Lord’s since 1934 — with a history that strong, it would be rude of England to win.
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Muslim = Al Qaeda … Penbo’s Punch in top comic form
There are some Australian cricket fans still furious at England’s time wasting to draw the first Ashes test, none more so than “Steve”, the mysterious friend of The Punch Editor David Penberthy.
Ashes 09: A joyous draw, long live Test cricket
You may want to punch them right now, but you have to respect England. Jarrod Kimber looks back at a fascinating First Test.
The greatest ever cricket sledges
The English and Australian teams will have to go some way to top these during the Ashes…
Psychoanalysis and cricket: view from the couch
Former England cricket captain Mike Brearley is now a psychoanalyst. And, argues Edward Marriott, that’s not such a stretch. Both need patience in an age where the quick-fix is king.
Wilfred Rhodes: the one-man university of cricket
Cricinfo looks at two of the greatest books on one of the greatest allrounders ever.
Cricket takes on the Taliban
Pakistan’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket win has given a monumental boost to a nation drained of all morale, says Tunku Varadarajan. Can the sport offer an alternative vision for the country to militant Islam?
The greatest ever Ashes quotes
The Independent provides cricket fans with a countdown of the greatest ever Ashes quotes.
Tips and rumours: Who is your editorial manager and what does she do?
Seeing as the ABC in leaking like a sieve over the Chaser controversy, another employee gets in on the act. Plus more Westacott reminiscing, cheeky japes from the cricket world, the next appointee to the WA Supreme Court, and more.
Why Australians win more at cricket
Twentieth-century Australia harboured a long grudge: that it wasn’t taken seriously enough. Sport was a way of balancing the ledger. What if that hunger ends? wonders Ed Smith.
Reasons why Australia are out of the World T20 thingy
Is it to lull England into an Un-English positivity? Or could there in fact be a far simpler explanation?
Symonds and booze: Cricket Australia’s double standards
Andrew Symonds has an alcohol problem. So does Cricket Australia, writes Gideon Haigh.
Sayonara Symonds, there will never be another you
James Sutherland will never allow us another you, Roy. You are it, a dying breed of drunkard cricketer.
Andrew Symonds’ final over
All-rounder Andrew Symonds has surely played his last match for Australia, says Glenn Mitchell. The latest alcohol-related incident comes at the end of a tumultuous 12 months; even Ricky Ponting’s stopped defending him.
Political snippets: Tensions running hot in India
In light of recent tension between India and Australia, Richard Farmer calls for an alcohol-free game of cricket at Lord’s.
Genital warts force Shoaib from T20 World Cup
One of the stranger injuries we’ve seen. Well at least made public.
Ashes 09: Sizing up the squad
Jarrod Kimber gives a run-down on the selections for this year’s Ashes team.
Australia’s Ashes line-up should still strike fear in English hearts
England supporters should be dissuaded from taking too much comfort from the fact that only four members of the squad featured in the heroic series of 2005.
How West Indies lose the plot overseas
Why the capitulation at Lord’s conforms to pattern that has been established over the last few years
Will Tests die (and would that be so bad)?
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has (shock, horror) bluntly said that T20 may well kill Tests, and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
No Third Umpire referrals for Ashes series
This summer’s Ashes series will be one of the last in which the umpire’s decision is final.
Former England cricketer’s cocaine smuggling scheme
Former England cricketer Chris Lewis smuggled cocaine worth more than £140,000 into Britain hidden in cans of fruit and vegetable juice, a court heard today.
Phillip Hughes, the new Donald Bradman?
At 20, Hughes is the latest young Australian with a special talent.
Shane Warne drinks a fan’s beer. Shocked?
Shane Warne, no stranger to controversies, went against the ‘spirit’ of the game when he decided to take a quick swig from a glass of beer offered by a fan.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, unorthodox king
The No1 batsman in the world admits it’s always about him against the rest of the world, whether it’s battles with personalities, the media or leading the West Indies.
